In Abbotts American Seashells (1974) I recall he stated the size of a
very large specimen in the species account  there, though I dont
remember what it was, or if there was any more detail given. Check it
out....

Steve

On 1/24/10, Sheila Tagaro <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> M. campechiensis in the WRS site: 168 mm
>
> On Jan 25, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Alan Kohn wrote:
>
>> I have no idea what the "world record" is but I have one 135 mm.
>> long, collected at Bay Mouth Bar, Alligator Harbor, FL.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>
>>> Hi to Everyone--
>>>
>>> I'm hoping that someone who has access to the World Records will
>>> send me the
>>> current record size for Mercenaria campechiensis, the "Southern
>>> Quahog."
>>>
>>> Thanks so much!
>>> Carolyn
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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