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Maryland Checklist - Category: Saltwater Bivalves - all-time (Total: 29)
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Common Name
Genus
Species
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Blood Ark
Lunarca
ovalis
Saltwater Bivalves
Arcidae
Arcida
Bivalvia
Animalia
2
Florida Marshclam
Cyrenoida
floridana
Saltwater Bivalves
Cyrenoididae
Venerida
Bivalvia
Animalia
3
Transverse Ark
Anadara
transversa
Saltwater Bivalves
Arcidae
Arcida
Bivalvia
Animalia
4
Ponderous Ark
Noetia
ponderosa
Saltwater Bivalves
Noetiidae
Arcida
Bivalvia
Animalia
5
Atlantic Awning Clam
Solemya
velum
Saltwater Bivalves
Solemyidae
Pholadomyoida
Bivalvia
Animalia
6
Glassy Lyonsia
Lyonsia
hyalina
Saltwater Bivalves
Lyonsiidae
Pholadomyoida
Bivalvia
Animalia
7
Atlantic Mud-piddock
Barnea
truncata
Saltwater Bivalves
Pholadidae
Myoida
Bivalvia
Animalia
8
Angelwing
Cyrtopleura
costata
Saltwater Bivalves
Pholadidae
Myoida
Bivalvia
Animalia
9
Soft-shell Clam
Mya
arenaria
Saltwater Bivalves
Myidae
Myoida
Bivalvia
Animalia
10
Dwarf Surfclam
Mulinia
lateralis
Saltwater Bivalves
Mactridae
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
11
Atlantic Jack-knife Clam
Ensis
directus
Saltwater Bivalves
Pharidae
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
12
Purplish Tagelus
Tagelus
divisus
Saltwater Bivalves
Tellinidae
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
13
Stout Tagelus
Tagelus
plebeius
Saltwater Bivalves
Tellinidae
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
14
Baltic Macoma
Macoma
balthica
Saltwater Bivalves
Tellinidea
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
15
Mitchell Macoma
Macoma
mitchelli
Saltwater Bivalves
Tellinidea
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
16
False Angelwing
Petricolaria
pholadiformis
Saltwater Bivalves
Petricolidae
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
17
Elongate Macona
Macoma
tenta
Saltwater Bivalves
Tellinidae
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
18
Atlantic Surfclam
Spisula
solidissima
Saltwater Bivalves
Mactridae
Venerida
Bivalvia
Animalia
19
Thin Cyclinella
Cyclinella
tenuis
Saltwater Bivalves
Veneridae
Venerida
Bivalvia
Animalia
20
Amethyst Gem Clam
Gemma
gemma
Saltwater Bivalves
Veneridae
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
21
Northern Quahog
Mercenaria
mercenaria
Saltwater Bivalves
Veneridae
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
22
False Quahog
Pitar
morrhuanus
Saltwater Bivalves
Veneridae
Venerida
Bivalvia
Animalia
23
Morton's Egg-cockle
Laevicardium
mortoni
Saltwater Bivalves
Cardiidae
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
24
Eastern Aligena
Aligena
elevata
Saltwater Bivalves
Lasaeidae
Veneroida
Bivalvia
Animalia
25
Atlantic Paper Mussel
Amygdalum
papyrium
Saltwater Bivalves
Mytilidae
Mytiloida
Bivalvia
Animalia
26
Hooked Mussel
Ischadium
recurvum
Saltwater Bivalves
Mytilidae
Mytiloida
Bivalvia
Animalia
27
Atlantic Ribbed Mussel
Geukensia
demissa
Saltwater Bivalves
Mytilidae
Mytiloida
Bivalvia
Animalia
28
Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea
virginica
Saltwater Bivalves
Ostreidae
Ostreoida
Bivalvia
Animalia
29
Green Jackknife Clam
Solen
viridis
Saltwater Bivalves
Solenidae
Adapedonta
Bivalvia
Animalia
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