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A clam is a bivalve mollusk. The wor "clam" has no real taxonomic significance in biology. However in the United States the word can sometimes be used to mean any bivalve mollusk. It more properly refers to a bivalve other than an oyster, mussel, or scallop, and that has a more-and-less oval shape, or a freshwater mussel.

Trivia about clams

  • They're integral to New England & Manhattan-style chowder
  • American Indians called the eastern, hard-shell variety of these shellfish quahogs
  • Their age & size determine whether they're called littlenecks, cherrystones or quahogs
  • In Italy these shellfish found in pasta sauces are known as vongole
  • Pacific coast species of this shellfish include the Pismo & the Geoduck, which can weigh as much as five pounds
  • A walrus feeds on these mollusks, though we doubt they're served "casino"
  • For 55 years Pismo Beach has been doing annual digs & chowder cook-offs to celebrate this food
  • You'll really "dig" the Seattle seafood house called Ivar's Acres of these shellfish
  • If they're from the East Coast, they may be eaten raw; West Coast ones like the Littleneck are usually too tough
  • Popular exhibits at the Waikiki Aquarium include the Hawaiian monk seals, coral farms & these "giant" bivalves
  • Mollusks of the class Pelecypoda

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