Kingdom Animalia Family Veneridae Scientific name Macrocallista maculata Rank Species | Class Bivalvia Genus Macrocallista Phylum Mollusca Order Veneroida | |
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Similar Chione cancellata, Raeta plicatella, Pusula pediculus, Pitar | ||
Macrocallista maculata, or the calico clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Bermuda and Brazil. The Calico Clam has been protected from harvesting in Bermuda since the 1970s (see Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978).
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