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(Gmelin, 1791)
Mercenaria campechiensis
Southern Quahog
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Venerida
Family:
Veneridae
ANSP 181748
Shell Information
Length (mm): 110
Chirality:
N/A
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico
Depth (m):
0 to 36 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mercenaria campechiensis (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422678 on 2021-07-20
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