Soft-shell clams (American English) or Sand gaper (British English/Europe), scientific name Mya arenaria, popularly called "steamers", "softshells", "piss clams", "Ipswich clams", or "Essex clams", are a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Myidae.

Mya arenaria lives in burrows up to 50 cm deep in sand, mud, sandy mud, and sandy gravels from the mid shore to the shallow sublittoral, sometimes to a depth of 192 m. Often abundant on estuarine flats where it can survive at salinities as low as 4-5 psu.

Mya arenaria is commonly known by a number of names including the Softshell Clam, Gaper, Steamer, Longneck, and Nanny-nose. It is a circumboreal species with a native range including the Western Atlantic (Labrador, Canada to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina).

2023年11月13日 · A guide to the clam varieties you’re most likely to find in the US, from littlenecks and cherrystones to steamers, razor clams, and more.

Soft-shell clams (American English) or sand gaper (British English/Europe), scientific name Mya arenaria, popularly called "steamers", "softshells", "piss clams", "Ipswich clams", or "Essex clams" are a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Myidae.

2023年6月5日 · Nothing ruins the greatness of a freshly steamed, briny littleneck clam like chomping down into a bunch of sand and grit. Here’s the best way to clean sandy clams!

2018年3月21日 · Steamed Yellow Sand Clam is a traditional food in Doumen, yet another Intangible Cultural Heritage item in Zhuhai. The wild shellfish abounds in the Maxi River, Lianzhou Town of Doumen District. The clam's golden shell is full of meat. It tastes quite fresh and delicious after being steamed with green peppers, mashed garlic, salt and oil.

2008年7月23日 · These tiny colorful clams are commonly known as coquina clams. Did you see them wriggle under the sand? They use a muscled foot to dig a burrow and hide from their enemies: crabs, sea stars, and snails. They can feed themselves with the muscle coming out of the other end, called a siphon.

Length: 4.5 inches (11.4 cm) for male (top), 4.4 inches (11.2 cm) for female (bottom). Other common names: Banana shell, bank climber, slough sandshell, creeper, sand clam, luster shell. Key characters: Elongate, relatively thick, often glossy shell; adults usually solid yellow, juveniles yellowish green with fine green rays.

The Sand Clam lives only in wet sand, usually by the sea shore or at the tidal margin. Although immobile, the Sand Clam is a voracious carnivore, preying mainly on seals and the larger seabirds. It lies buried under the sand and, whenever an unwary creature passes over it, the trap is sprung and the victim is caught by the jaw-like valves of ...