Agriopoma morrhuanum, or the false quahog, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.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
It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Prince Edward Island to North Carolina.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.
The False Quahog can be distinguished from the Quahog Mercenaria mercenaria by a thinner, more delicate shell, and the lack of marginal teeth and purple stain on the inside of the shell.Gosner, Kenneth L. A field guide to atlantic seashore. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. 152.
References
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