Macrocallista maculata

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Macrocallista maculata, the calico clam, is a bivalve mollusk in the Veneridae family. It lives along the Atlantic coast of North America, from North Carolina to Bermuda and Brazil. In Bermuda, harvesting this clam has been restricted since the 1970s to protect it. Scientific name: Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758). Classification: Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Mollusca; Class Veneria? Wait, Class Bivalvia; Order Venerida; Family Veneridae; Genus Macrocallista; Species M. maculata.