| Arcidae () |
| 7.6 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 68 m |
| Western Atlantic: from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to the West Indies and Brazil. |
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Equivalved, oval in shape. Size range: 2.8-7.6 cm shell length. Shell length to height ratio = 1.16 (Ref. 78148). Shell depth reaching 70% of height (Ref. 78152). |
| In the USA, this species remains a potential fishery resource. From the late 1990s to early 2000s, wild stocks of this species are the target of a small-scale fishery in North Carolina (Ref. 78154) and the eastern coast of Virginia with exports primarily as ethnic food to Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. (Ref. 78152). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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