Soft-shell clam
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Soft-shell clams or Sand gaper, scientific name Mya arenaria, popularly called "steamers", "softshells", "piss clams", "Ipswich clams", or "Essex clams", are a species of edible saltwater clam, a mari
Mya arenaria
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Left valve
A sea otter at Moss Landing, California, eating what appear to be Mya arenaria
Hard clam
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The hard clam, also known as the round clam, hard-shell clam, or the quahog, is an edible marine bivalve mollusk that is native to the eastern shores of North America and Central America from Prince E
Soft-shell clam
…shell that is thin and easily broken, hence the name "soft-shells" (as opposed to its beach-dwelling neighbors in some regions, the thick-shelled quahog). This clam is found living approximately 3–8 in (7.6–20.3 cm) under the surface of the mud. It extends its paired siphons up to the surface; these…
Little Neck clams USDA96c 1862
Left valve interior of Mercenaria mercenaria.
An old quahog shell that has been bored (producing Entobia) and encrusted after the death of the clam
Steamed clams