Northern Quahog

The Northern quahog (pronounced coe-hog) is a species of hard-shelled clam. They are found in intertidal and subtidal areas from Nova Scotia, Canada to Florida. Hard clams support extensive commercial aquaculture farming and recreational harvest activities, as well as a commercial wild-capture fishery.

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Immunological assays of hemocytes in the Northern Quahog Mercenaria mercenaria - ScienceDirect

Quahog Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria)

Maryland Biodiversity Project - Northern Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria)

Quahog facts: the clams of clam chowder

Quahog clam believed to be over 200 years old found on Florida coast

Northern Quahog Clams & Clam Digger (Mercenaria mercenaria) Cumberland Is., GA, Georgia - SuperStock

Encyclopedian Dictionary ( North Carolina Sea Shells ): Northern Quahog Venus

Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Northern Quahog Large Specimen