
Mercenaria is a genus of edible marine bivalves in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. The genus includes the quahogs, consisting of Mercenaria mercenaria, the northern quahog or hard clam, and M. campechiensis, the southern quahog, both important species for human consumption. thumb|150px|left|Left valve interior of Mercenaria mercenaria
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Mercenaria is a genus of edible marine bivalves in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. The genus includes the quahogs, consisting of Mercenaria mercenaria, the northern quahog or hard clam, and M. campechiensis, the southern quahog, both important species for human consumption. thumb|150px|left|Left valve interior of Mercenaria mercenaria
==Species== The World Register of Marine Species accepts the following extant species as valid: Mercenaria browni Petuch & Berschauer, 2019 Mercenaria campechiensis (Gmelin, 1791) – Southern quahog Mercenaria hartae Petuch, 2013 Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) – Northern quahog Mercenaria stimpsoni (Gould, 1861) – Stimpson's hard clam Mercenaria texana (Dall, 1902)
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