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Eulimnadia texana, the Texas clam shrimp or desert shrimp, is a species belonging to the Limnadiidae family. [2]It is endemic to North America.It is an arid land specialist, living for many years as a cyst and bursting into life at the arrival of rains, maturing rapidly in temporary pools and producing eggs that can remain dormant until the next rains occur, perhaps in many years time.
Clam garden. A clam garden (k’yuu kudhlk’aat’iija in the Haida language, [1] lux̌ʷxiwēys in the Kwakʼwala language [2]: 2 [3]) is a traditional Indigenous management system used principally by Coast Salish peoples. [4]: 205 Clam gardens are a form of mariculture, [5]: 308 where First Nations peoples created an optimal habitat for ...
Seafood comes in all shapes and sizes. And while it's impossible to pick a favorite, clams have a special place in our hearts. We love celebrating the adorable bivalves by throwing them on the ...
A sea otter at Moss Landing, California, eating what appear to be Mya arenaria. 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 ...
Nuttallia obscurata, the purple mahogany clam, dark mahogany clam, varnish clam or savory clam, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Psammobiidae. It was first described to science by Lovell Augustus Reeve , a British conchologist, in 1857.
Clam chowder should not be confused with the following seafood soups: Bisque: a thick, smooth cream soup made from puréed seafood and/or vegetables. Gumbo: a highly seasoned meat or seafood stew ...
Geoduck. The Pacific geoduck (/ ˈɡuːiˌdʌk / GOO-ee-duk; Panopea generosa) is a species of very large saltwater clam in the family Hiatellidae. [1][2] The common name is derived from the Lushootseed name, gʷidəq. The geoduck is native to the coastal waters of the eastern North Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California. [2]
Popenaias popeii, common name the Texas hornshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is found in Mexico , and in Texas and New Mexico in the United States .