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SpeciesVeneridaVeneridae
Molluscs

🐚Hard clam

Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

蚌蠣（學名：Mercenaria mercenaria）是北美洲到中美洲最盛產的商業貝殼，屬海洋双壳纲簾蛤目簾蛤科蚌蠣屬的软体动物，從愛德華王子島到猶卡坦半島一帶均見其踪影。

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Conservation status
Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Mercenaria mercenaria yet.

Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
0.13 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
106 years
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Body length
0.13 mmaximum recorded, total length
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Source: SeaLifeBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Maximum lifespan
106 yearsrecord 9 years · SeaLifeBase
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data quality: acceptable

Record: largest individual on record

Source: AnAge · AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) · CC BY 3.0

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumMollusca
  3. ›classBivalvia
  4. ›orderVenerida
  5. ›familyVeneridae
  6. ›genusMercenaria
  7. ›speciesMercenaria mercenaria
Full lineage
  1. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  2. classClams, mussels & oysters · Bivalvia
  3. familyVeneridae
  4. genusMercenaria
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  3. classClams, mussels & oysters · Bivalvia
  4. subclassHeterodonta
  5. superorderImparidentia
  6. orderVenerida
  7. superfamilyVeneroidea
  8. familyVeneridae
  9. genusMercenaria
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Amerikaanse venusschelp (nl), ホンビノスガイ (ja), kampavenussimpukka (fi), صدف دوکفه‌ای سفت (fa), 蚌蠣 (zh), Mercenaria mercenaria (bg) … and 12 more languages
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