Biology:Rangia cuneata
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Short description: Species of clam
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Mactridae |
| Genus: | Rangia |
| Species: | R. cuneata
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| Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
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Rangia cuneata or Atlantic rangia, also known as wedge clam, gulf wedge clam, common rangia, and cocktail clam, is a mollusc native to the Gulf of Mexico. It is an oval clam with a body length of up to 5cm, living from the intertidal zone to depths of 124 meters.[2] It is edible and is harvested for food in Mexico, and has been so since pre-Hispanic times.[3]
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Invasive species
Atlantic rangia have been documented as an invasive species in the US North Atlantic coast, Belgium (Antwerp), Baltic Sea[4], and Norway [5]. They was likely introduced with oyster shipments or as larvae though ballast water[4].
References
- ↑ "Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156991.
- ↑ "Rangia cuneata". SeaLifeBase. https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Rangia-cuneata.html.
- ↑ Wakida-Kusunoki, Armando T.; Clyde L. MacKenzie, Jr (2004). "Rangia and marsh clams, Rangia cuneata, R. flexuosa, and Polymesoda caroliniana, in Eastern México: Distribution, biology and ecology, and historical fisheries". Marine Fisheries Review 66 (3): 13–20. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-content/MFR/mfr663/mfr6632.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rangia cuneata". National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System. http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/CH-INV.jsp?Species_name=Rangia+cuneata.
- ↑ "Flere nye fremmedarter oppdaget i Norge - varme somre gir dem en oppsving". NRK. August 6, 2025. https://www.nrk.no/vestfoldogtelemark/okende-havtemperaturer_-fremmedarter-som-truer-norsk-natur-1.17512461..
Wikidata ☰ Q3799205 entry
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