Species: Mercenaria mercenaria
Littleneck Clam
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Veneroida
Family
Veneridae
Genus
Mercenaria
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Mollusks - Other Mollusks
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mollusca - Bivalvia - Veneroida - Veneridae - Mercenaria
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Marine
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2003-01-21
Global Status Last Changed
2003-01-21
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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