Macrocallista maculata
Species of bivalve
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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.[1]
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
Right valve
Left valve
Fossil, juvenile
Right valve
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Macrocallista |
| Species: | M. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The calico clam has been protected from harvesting in Bermuda since the 1970s (see Fisheries Protected Species Order 1978).[2]
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