†Mercenaria ducatelli Conrad 1838 (quahog)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Venus ducatelli
Belongs to Mercenaria according to L. W. Ward 1998
See also Glenn 1904
Sister taxa: Mercenaria blakei, Mercenaria campechiensis, Mercenaria capax, Mercenaria cuneata, Mercenaria druidi, Mercenaria erecta, Mercenaria gardnerae, Mercenaria langdoni, Mercenaria mercenaria, Mercenaria nannodes, Mercenaria permagna, Mercenaria plena, Mercenaria prodroma, Mercenaria tetrica, Mercenaria violacea, Mclellania aenigma
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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