Mactridae
Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)
Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837)
Tresus nuttallii, the Pacific horse clam, is an edible west North American clam often dug for food.
Tresus capax (A.Gould, 1850)
Tresus capax (A.Gould, 1850)
Tresus capax, the fat gaper horse clam, is an edible Pacific Northwest bivalve harvested for food.
Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lutraria lutraria is a large bivalve mollusc found in soft coastal substrates from Norway to West Africa.
Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791)
Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791)
Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791) is a bivalve with 11–15 cm shells found across parts of Africa and adjacent seas.
Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817)
Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817)
Spisula solidissima, the Atlantic surf clam, is a large edible commercially harvested bivalve from the western Atlantic coast of North America.
Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spisula solida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spisula solida, the surf clam, is a medium-sized burrowing filter-feeding marine bivalve found in the Eastern Atlantic.
Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)
Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)
Spisula subtruncata, the Cut Trough Shell, is a medium-sized burrowing marine bivalve found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Spisula sachalinensis (Schrenck, 1862)
Spisula sachalinensis (Schrenck, 1862)
Spisula sachalinensis, the Arctic surf clam, is an edible clam harvested and prepared in various dishes in Japan.
Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mactra stultorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mactra stultorum, the rayed trough shell, is a thin-shelled edible bivalve found along the eastern Atlantic coast from Norway to Senegal.
Mactra chinensis R.A.Philippi, 1846
Mactra chinensis R.A.Philippi, 1846
Mactra chinensis is a saltwater trough clam species that is harvested for use as sushi in Japan.
Mactra corallina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mactra corallina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mactra corallina, the rayed trough shell, is a thin-shelled bivalve found off Europe and West Africa, sometimes sold as food.
Rangia cuneata (G.B.Sowerby I, 1832)
Rangia cuneata (G.B.Sowerby I, 1832)
Rangia cuneata is an edible Gulf of Mexico-native clam harvested for food in Mexico since pre-Hispanic times.
Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822)
Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822)
Mulinia lateralis is a small bivalve native to North America’s eastern coasts, with potential to become invasive in Europe.
Crassula aequilatera (Reeve, 1854)
Crassula aequilatera (Reeve, 1854)
Crassula aequilatera, the triangle shell, is a moderately large endemic New Zealand marine surf clam in the Mactridae family.
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