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hen clam

Spisula sachalinensis

Classification

Family
Mactridae

The Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima), also called the bar clam, hen clam, skimmer or simply sea clam, is a very large, edible, saltwater clam or marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mactridae. It is one of the most commonly found species of bivalves in the western Atlantic Ocean. Able to reach sizes between 7.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 3