Common name of Spisula solidissima
 
Common Name Atlantic surfclam
Language English
Type AFS
Official Trade Name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core behavior
1st Modifier locality/area
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'clam', from Middle English 'clam', i.e., 'clamp'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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