Hard Clam
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| Scientific name | Mercenaria mercenaria |
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| Class | Bivalvia |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Rank | Species |
| Did you know | The largest clams are called chowders followed by cherrystones, topnecks, middlenecks, and littlenecks, which are the smallest. |
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| ID | 1225887 |
About Hard Clam
The hard clam, also known as a quahog, round clam or hard-shell clam, is an edible marine bivalve mollusc that is native to the eastern shores of North America and Central America from Prince Edward Island to the Yucatán Peninsula.