Date Collected:

1934-08-01/1934-09-30

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northwest: United States: Virginia | 10 miles South of Virginia Beach, Little Island Coast Guard

Current Identification
Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) linked data icon
Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Heterodonta Veneroida Veneroidea Veneridae
Common Name(s): northern quahog
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identification
Venus mercenaria Linnaeus, 1758 linked data icon
Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Autobranchia Heteroconchia Imparidentia Venerida Veneroidea Veneridae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

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  • malacology accession number: 868

Part Condition Disposition Count
shell (dry) unchecked in collection 1 History

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  • Ledger with "Field #1062" in Orig # field; Entered from ledger.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Virginia
  • Specific Locality:
  • 10 miles South of Virginia Beach, Little Island Coast Guard
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Virginia, 10 mi South of Virginia Beach, Coast Guard, Little Id.
  • Georeference:
  • 36.6967250°, -75.917605° (Error radius: 2782m) By: Murat Recevik on 2022-09-26 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1934-08-01 / 1934-09-30
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Aug-Sep/1934
  • Collectors:
  • William J. Clenchlinked data icon; Clinton V. MacCoy; Henry Drummond Russelllinked data icon

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Media type: text; Malacology 105126;  105127;  105128;  105129;  105130;  105131;  105132;  105133;  105134;  105135;  105136;  105137;  105138;  105139;  105140;  105141;  105142;  105143;  105144;  105145;  105146;  105147;  105148;  105149;  105150 Description: MCZ Malacology Mollusca 102001-108000, pg.126;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mala:105126 Busycon carica to MCZ:Mala:1051...

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