Mollusks used for food & medicine

	Myidae Mya arenaria Linnaeus CM 61.385 Marine bivalve
	Pectinidae Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) CM 61.198 Marine bivalve
	Pectinidae Chlamys lischkei (Dunker, 1850) CM 64630 Marine bivalve
	Melongenidae, Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791), Georgia, CM 65656 Marine gastropod
	Melongenidae, Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791), Georgia, CM 65656 Marine gastropod
	Camaenidae, Thersites bipartita (Férussac, 1822), Queensland, Australia, CM 62.13471 on endangered list in queensland, australia Marine gastropod
	Camaenidae, Polygyratia polygyrata (Born, 1778), Brazil, CM 62.2638 Terrestrial gastropod
	Helicidae, Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758 Germany CM 62.17328 the most prized snail for eating
	Helicidae, Helix aspersa Müller, 1774 Mexico (introduced) CM 65658 (also known as Cantareus aspersus and Cryptomphalus aspersus) the most commonly eaten snail, also a serious agricultural pest
	Strombidae, Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758 Florida CM 65659 on endangered species list; commonly eaten throughout the Caribbean
	Haliotidae, Haliotis assimilis Dall, 1878 California CM 65660
	Veneridae, Mercenaria mercanaria (Linnaeus, 1758) New York CM 61.9592
	Ostreidae, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791) New Jersey CM 65665
	Ostreidae, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791) Mississippi, collected by G.H. Clapp, January 1896 CM 61.8
	Conidae, Conus geographus Linnaeus, 1758 India CM 62.19670 catches and eats fish; has killed humans, but venom is potentially useful in medicine
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	Conidae, Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758 Mactan Island, Philippines CM 65661 eats other snails; has killed humans, but venom is potentially useful in medicine
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