Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus 1758 (quahog)
Bivalvia - Veneroidei - Veneridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 108656
Alternative combinations: Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria, Venus mercenaria
Belongs to Mercenaria according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Mercenaria blakei, Mercenaria campechiensis, Mercenaria capax, Mercenaria cuneata, Mercenaria druidi, Mercenaria ducatelli, Mercenaria erecta, Mercenaria gardnerae, Mercenaria langdoni, Mercenaria nannodes, Mercenaria permagna, Mercenaria plena, Mercenaria prodroma, Mercenaria tetrica, Mercenaria violacea
Subtaxa: Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria notata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder