Four bivalve species found along the Maine coast (IMAGE)

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Four bivalve species found along the Maine coast

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Four bivalve species found along the Maine coast presented together in a bed of seaweed at low tide. Clockwise from the top right is a Northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), an Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica), a steamer clam (Mya arenaria) and a blue mussel (Mytilus edulis).

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Danielle Hall, Smithsonian.

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