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[citation needed] The screws go under the frame (work-piece) to be held, and the bit clamps down on the lower-edge of the frame. [citation needed] Recent designs are more complicated; a rigid body holds one fixed and one moveable jaw activated by a cam. [citation needed] An example of newer clamps is Jim Chestnut's Clam Clamp. [8]
The name "razor clam" is also used to refer to different species such as the Pacific razor clam (Siliqua patula) or Razor shell (Ensis magnus). Jackknife clams live in sand and mud and are found in intertidal or subtidal zones in bays and estuaries. Its streamlined shell and strong foot allow Jackknife clams to burrow quickly in wet sand.
An old quahog shell that has been bored (producing Entobia) and encrusted after the death of the clam. Hard clams are quite common throughout New England, north into Canada, and all down the Eastern seaboard of the United States to Florida; but they are particularly abundant between Cape Cod and New Jersey, where seeding and harvesting them is an important commercial form of aquaculture.
As well as being eaten by humans, the soft-shelled clam is relished by sea otters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, [citation needed] where the clam is an invasive species. In New England the soft-shell clam is preyed heavily upon by northern moon snails and invasive green crabs. They are also a favorite of gulls, which pull the clam from the sand ...
About two-thirds of a surf clam's shucked weight is viable for human consumption. [9] The meat of the clam is used as 'strips', chowder, and sushi. The "tongue" or foot of the clam is commercially valuable because it is cut into long strips which are breaded and fried and served as clam strips, first popularized by the Howard Johnson's ...
Florida's House speaker proposed legislation Monday to eliminate concealed weapons permits, a move Democrats argue would make a state with a history of horrific mass shootings less safe.
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The world's first geoduck fishery was created in 1970, but demand for the half-forgotten clam was low at first due to its texture. [citation needed] As of 2011, these clams sell in China for over US$33 per kilogram or $15 per pound. [19] [20]