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Donax variabilis, known by the common name coquina, is a species of small edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Donacidae, the bean clams.It is a warm water species which occurs in shallow water on sandy beaches on the east coast of the United States and is also plentiful in Mayaro, Trinidad as well as the Caribbean coast of Venezuela.
Two clammers on the Oregon Coast Two people digging for clams on Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 2008 Clam digging on Long Island, 1957 (photo by Toni Frissell) Clam digging in Haneda, 1937 Clam digging is a North American term for a common way to harvest clams (edible infaunal bivalve mollusks ) from below the surface of the tidal sand flats or mud ...
Tivela stultorum, also known as the Pismo clam, is a species of large, edible, saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. This species is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. As the name implies, the Pismo clam lives in Pismo Beach, California. It has been found at least as far south as 300 miles (480 km ...
[4]: 205 Clam gardens are a form of mariculture, [5]: 308 where First Nations peoples created an optimal habitat for clams by modifying the beach. [6]: 2 These clam gardens are a food source for both First Nations peoples and animals. [3] They also provide food security as they are a food source that can be readily harvested year-round.
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]
Atactodea striata, common name striated beach clam or striated little trough shell, is a species of surf clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mesodesmatidae. Description [ edit ]
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Sinonovacula constricta, the constricted tagelus, Chinese razor clam or Agemaki clam, is a commercially important species of bivalve native to the estuaries and mudflats of China and Japan. It is extensively aquafarmed in China and other countries, with 742,084 tons worth US$667,876,000 harvested in 2008. [3] Salt-baked Duotou clams, a famous ...