Offers diagrams and basic information for clam, oyster, and scallop anatomy. ... Bivalve Anatomy ... The clam's foot is used to dig down into the sand, and a pair of long siphons that extrude from the clams's mantle out the side of the shell reach up to the water above (only the exit points for the siphons are shown).
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Northern Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria); up to about 6 inches ... On either side in the inside of the thick shell, you can see the adductor muscle scars (see also anatomy notes).
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CLAM (QUAHOG) ANATOMY; External; A clam lives between two shells, or valves. The shell is made up of calcium carbonate that the clam secretes. The thickness and toughness of this shell give the animal its other common name, the hard-shell clam.
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Explain. Investigation #5 - Clam Anatomy; Posterior; Adductor; Muscle Scar Anterior; Adductor; Muscle Scar; Hinge; Ligament; Pallial Line; (attachment of mantle); ANTERIOR; END; POSTERIOR; END; DORSAL; SIDE; VENTRAL;
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4. Posterior adductor muscle...
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1. Incurrent siphon ... 8. Labial palps ... 11. Anterior adductor muscle...
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Index page for Geoduck clam base line information ... Geoduck clam (Panopea abrupta): Anatomy, Histology, Development, Pathology, Parasites and Symbionts ... Bower, S.M. and Blackbourn, J. (2003): Geoduck clam (Panopea abrupta): Anatomy, Histology, Development, Pathology, Parasites and Symbionts: Table of Contents.
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it is up to 4.8 feet (1.5 m) long and weighs up to 550 pounds (250 kg). Most clams are only a few inches long. Anatomy and Diet: Clams come in many colors, including shades of brown, red-brown, yellow, cream, etc. ... When a clam is threatened, most clams will pull their soft body into into the shells and close the...
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Sponges often are shaped like vases with a central cavity (Figure 02). Figure 03 shows the anatomy of the sponge. The internal structures are described in the followings.
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