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Pholad borings are tubular burrows in firm clay and soft rock that have been created by bivalve molluscs (boring clams) in the family Pholadidae. The common names of clams in this family are "pholads", "piddocks", and "angel wings"; the latter because their shells are white, elongated and tend to be shaped like a wing and have sculpture ...
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.
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 ...
"Steamers" (steamed soft-shell clams) are an integral part of the New England clam bake, where they are served steamed whole in the shell, then pulled from the shell at the table, the neck skin is removed and then while holding the clam by the neck it is dipped, first in the clam broth in which they were cooked, to rinse away remaining sand ...
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Emerita has a barrel-shaped body.It has a tough exoskeleton and can hold its appendages close to the body, allowing it to roll in the tidal currents and waves. [6] It has feathery antennae, which are used to filter plankton and detritus from the swash.
Tresus nuttallii, common name the Pacific gaper, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mactridae. [1] It also shares the common name horse clam with Tresus capax, a species which is similar in morphology and lifestyle.
The clam absorbs nutrients produced by these bacteria rather than photosynthetically derived products and no longer has guts. [ 4 ] Little is known of the reproduction and life cycle of Calyptogena magnifica but examination of specimens brought up from the deep showed numerous large oocytes with yolks in various stages of development among the ...