Clam
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Clam is a common name for several species of bivalve mollusc. The word is often applied only to those that are deemed edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the san
Clam with its siphon out
Littleneck clams, small hard clams, species Mercenaria mercenaria
A clam dish
Clams simmering in a white wine sauce
Mollusca
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Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks. 86,600 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum
Clam
…Clam is a common name for several species of bivalve mollusc. The word is often applied only to those that are deemed edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the sea…
Cornu aspersum (formerly Helix aspersa)—a common land snail
Shell of Marisa cornuarietis, a freshwater snail
Fossilized ammonite displayed at the National Museum of the Philippines
Diversity and variability of shells of molluscs on display