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SOFTSHELL CLAM; Barbara J. ... Gosner 1978). The b r i t t l e shell averages 75-100 mm in length, but sometimes reaches 150 mm. The valve surface i s roughened and covered with a dark brown periostracum. The hinge o f the l e f t valve has an erect, spoon- 1 i ke tooth, the chondrophore, which supports the resilium;
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Species Profiles: Life Histories and; Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (North Atlantic); SOFTSHELL CLAM; Coastal Ecology Group; Fish and Wildlife Service Waterways ~xperiment Station;
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Mya arenaria, soft shell clam, steamer, longneck, long clam ... Found between the tide lines or just below the low water mark, the soft shelled clam is 4 - 12 inches below the surface. Dig soft shell clams cautiously to avoid spearing their fragile shells. Legal harvest size is 2 inches.
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Although the term soft-shell clam is most commonly used for the species Mya arenaria, this same species is also known as: clam, soft clam, squirt clam, steamer and gaper. The soft-shell clam of the Maritimes belongs to that group in the animal kingdom known as the phylum Mollusca.
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There is a large amount of information on clam hatchery technology (Iversen and Hale 1992) ... Medium-soft sand, compact clay, coarse gravel, sand/mud mix, gravel, or mud (Cheney and Mumford 1986, Newell and Hidu 1986 in Emmett et al. 1991)
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on soft-shell clam (mollusk), The soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), also known as the longneck clam, or steamer, is a common ingredient of soups and chowders. Found in all seas, it buries itself in the mud to depths from 10 to 30 cm. The shell is dirty white, oval, and 7.5 to 15 cm long.
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soft-shell clam n. A common edible North American clam (Mya arenaria) having a thin, elongated shell, found especially along the Atlantic coast ... Food Lover's Companion: soft-shell clam; soft clam...
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ALDEN P. STICKNEY 1 ... 1 Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Biological Laboratory, Boothbay Harbor, Maine; ... 1. The reproductive organs of Mya arenaria consist of paired alveolar gonads, connected by paired gonoducts to a (usually) common vesicle. From the vesicle, a pair of short terminal gonoducts lead to the genital apertures.
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The Latin word "Mya" translates into "a sea mussel" and "arena" translates into "sand." Maryland exports roughly 90% of Chesapeake Bay's harvest to New England. An adult soft shell clam can filter up to four liters of water per hour!
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