Clam And Scallop Species Stock Video Footage
For Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor. Clams have two shells of equal size connected by two adductor muscles and have a powerful burrowing foot. Clams in the culinary sense do not live attached to a substrate (whereas oysters and mussels do) and do not live near the bottom (whereas scallops do). In culinary usage, clams are commonly eaten marine bivalves, as in clam digging and the resulting soup, clam chowder. Many edible clams such as palourde clams are oval or triangular however, razor clams have an elongated parallel-sided shell, suggesting an old-fashioned straight razor. Some clams have life cycles of only one year, while at least one may be over 500 years old. All clams have two calcareous shells or valves joined near a hinge with a flexible ligament, and all are filter feeders. Learn more about Clam And Scallop
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Clam And Scallop Species Videos
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Penshell(1 videos) | Pinna carnea | — |
| Amethyst Gem Clam(10 videos) | Gemma gemma | — |
| Boring Giant Clam(6 videos) | Tridacna crocea | — |
| California Sunsetclam(94 videos) | Gari californica | — |
| Cerastoderma Edule(3 videos) | Cerastoderma edule | — |
| Cockle(40 videos) | Silene uralensis | — |
| Ensis Ensis(53 videos) | Ensis ensis | — |
| Fimbria Fimbriata(1 videos) | Fimbria fimbriata | — |
| Flame Scallop(66 videos) | Ctenoides ales | — |
| Fluted Giant Clam(38 videos) | Tridacna squamosa | — |
| Gaper(7 videos) | Champsodon capensis | — |
| Giant Clam(293 videos) | Tridacna gigas | — |
| Giant Rock Scallop(1 videos) | Crassadoma gigantea | — |
| Hemphill Fileclam(5 videos) | Limaria hemphilli | — |
| Iceland Scallop(4 videos) | Chlamys islandica | — |
| Iridescent Scallop(9 videos) | Pedum spondyloideum | — |
| Mya Elegans(6 videos) | Mya elegans | — |
| Mycedium Elephantotus(20 videos) | Mycedium elephantotus | — |
| Mycedium Robokaki(4 videos) | Mycedium robokaki | — |
| Noble Penshell(1 videos) | Pinna nobilis | — |
| Pacific Gaper(2 videos) | Tresus nuttallii | — |
| Pacific Geoduck(10 videos) | Panopea generosa | — |
| Pacific Razor(3 videos) | Siliqua patula | — |
| Pecten Maximus(15 videos) | Pecten maximus | — |
| Pectinia Paeonia(7 videos) | Pectinia paeonia | — |
| Pectinia Teres(6 videos) | Pectinia teres | — |
| Prickly Penshell(1 videos) | Pinna muricata | — |
| Redeye Gaper(2 videos) | Chaunax stigmaeus | — |
| Rough Fileclam(15 videos) | Lima scabra | — |
| Smooth Duckclam(13 videos) | Anatina anatina | — |
| Southern Giant Clam(2 videos) | Tridacna derasa | — |
| Spear Scallop(12 videos) | Chlamys hastata | — |
| Spiny Fileclam(159 videos) | Lima lima | — |
| Stiff Penshell(2 videos) | Atrina rigida | — |