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Atlantic Rangia

Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I 1832)

Rangia cuneata

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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 Gulf of Mexico. It is an oval clam with body length of up to 5cm, living form 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]

Invasive species

Atlantic rangia have been introduced to US North Atlantic coast, Belgium (Antwerp) and the Baltic sea.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2021). "Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Rangia cuneata". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  3. ^ 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" (PDF). Marine Fisheries Review. 66 (3): 13–20.
  4. ^ "Rangia cuneata". National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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Rangia cuneata: Brief Summary

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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 Gulf of Mexico. It is an oval clam with body length of up to 5cm, living form the intertidal zone to depths of 124 meters. It is edible and is harvested for food in Mexico, and has been so since pre-Hispanic times.

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Alien species

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De Amerikaanse strandschelp Rangia cuneata komt oorspronkelijk uit de Golf van Mexico. Van daaruit koloniseerde deze tweekleppige de Atlantische kust van Noord-Amerika en Europa. De eerste Europese melding vond plaats in augustus 2005 in de haven van Antwerpen. Introductie gebeurde hoogstwaarschijnlijk door transport van larven in het ballastwater van schepen. Deze soort leeft vooral in estuaria, in brak en zoetwater. In havens kan de Amerikaanse strandschelp voor overlast zorgen door zich te vestigen in industriële koelwatersystemen, waar het de optimale waterstroom kan blokkeren.
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Alien species

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The Atlantic Rangia or wedge clam Rangia cuneata originates from the Gulf of Mexico. From there this bivalve colonized the Atlantic coast of North-America and Europe. The species was first reported in Europe in August 2005 in the Harbour of Antwerp. Introduction most likely happened through transport of larvae in ballast water of ships. The species mainly live in estuaries, brackish and freshwater. In ports, the Atlantic Rangia can become a pest as it establishes itself in industrial cooling pipes where it can obstruct optimal water flow.

Reference

VLIZ Alien Species Consortium. (2010).

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Distribution

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Distribution of the subprovince extends northward of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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