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The truncate donax, [1] abrupt wedge shell, wedge clam or coquina clam [2] (Donax trunculus), is a bivalve species in the family Donacidae. Wedge clam on the beach It is native to the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of western Europe, [ 1 ] as well as the Red sea , [ 3 ] where it is consumed as a food.
Donax is an edible mollusk that has been consumed since pre-historic times and is still consumed today. Numerous recipes for coquina soup have been published. Recreational foragers should follow seafood safety guidelines and shellfish harvesting restrictions, and should be aware of any harmful algal blooms that may contaminate shellfish with biotoxins.
The shell of the clam ranges from 15 centimetres (6 in) to over 20 centimetres (8 in) in length, but the extremely long siphons make the clam itself much longer than this: the "shaft" or siphons alone can be 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in length. The geoduck is the largest burrowing clam in the world. [3]
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The bean clam hydroid, Eucheilota bakeri, is often found attached to the posterior end of the shell. Bean clams live for 1–3 years. Local populations are characterized by cycles of explosion and die-off such that a population with a density of 20,000 clams per square meter may fall to fewer than a dozen over a single year. [4]
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Harvesters locate the clam by looking for a "show," which can present as either a hole or depression in the sand. [8] Some clams expose their siphons as the surf is receding making them far easier to spot; this behavior is called "necking". [9] Razor clams are commonly battered and fried in butter. They can also be used to make clam chowder.