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Agriopoma morrhuanum
Agriopoma morrhuanum shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Veneroidea
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Agriopoma
Species:	A. morrhuanum
Binomial name
Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902)
Synonyms
Agriopoma morrhuanus (incorrect gender ending) Callocardia (Agriopoma) morrhuana Dall, 1902 (basionym) Callocardia morrhuana Dall, 1902 (original combination) Cytherea morrhuana Linsley, 1845 (nomen nudum) Katherinella ida Tegland, 1928 Pitar morrhuanus (Dall, 1902)

Agriopoma morrhuanum, or the false quahog, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.

It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Prince Edward Island to North Carolina.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594424 on 2022-01-20
2. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 69.

External links

• Dall, W. H. (1902). Synopsis of the family Veneridae and of the North American Recent species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 26 (1312): 335-412.
• Linsley, J. H. 1845. Catalogue of the shells of Connecticut. The American Journal of Science and Arts 48: 271-286

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