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Veneridae
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Noun1.Veneridae - hard-shell clamsVeneridae - hard-shell clams                    
family Veneridae
mollusk family - a family of mollusks
Myaceae, order Myaceae - clams
genus Venus, Venus - type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
genus Mercenaria, Mercenaria - a genus of Veneridae
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This major difference was the presence of regressing gonads, a stage that has been reported for other venerid clams and bivalve species but is not commonly reported for Mercenaria mercenaria.
Gonadal cycle of northern quahogs, Mercenaria Mercenaria (Linne, ... by Marroquin-Mora, Dora Carolina; Rice, Michael A. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Molluscan species deployed included the ocean quahog Arctica islandica, the mussel Mytilus edulis, the lucinid Codakia orbieularis, the venerid Mercenaria mercenaria, the glycymerid Glycymeris undata, the scallop Argopeeten irradians, the cerithiids Rhinoclavus vertagus and Telescopium telescopium, the conch Strombus luhuanus, and the turritellid, Turritella terebra.
Molluscan shell condition after eight years on the sea ... by Powell, Eric N.; Callender, W. Russell; Staff, George M.; Parsons-Hubbard, Karla M.; Brett, Carlton / Journal of Shellfish Research
Effect of an invasive crab upon a marine fishery: green crab, Carcinus maenas, predation upon a venerid clam, Katelysia scalarina, in Tasmania (Australia).
Habitat fragmentation influences survival and growth of transplanted ... by Johnson, Matthew W.; Heck, Kenneth L., Jr. / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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