496 A?7ierican Seasbells 



CHAPTER III— LIFE OF THE CLAM 



An Annotated Bibliography of Oysters, with Pertinent Material on Mussels and 

 Other Shellfish. J. L. Baughman. 1948. Texas A. and M. Research Founda- 

 tion, pp. 1-794. Over 2000 articles on the biology of mollusks are listed, with 

 abstracts and a subject index. Very useful. 



Habits, Life Histories a?jd Ecology 



The Habits of Life of Some West Coast Bivalves. Fritz Haas. 1942. The Nauti- 

 lus, vol. ^^, pp. 109-113 (Lithophaga, Diplodonta and Cooperella); ibid., vol. 

 56, pp. 30-33 (Mytilus and Brachidontes). 



The Life History and Growth of the Razor Clam. H. C. MciMillin. 1924. Wash. 

 State Dept. Fish., 52 pp., 5 pis., 3 graphs. 



The Pismo Clam: Further Studies of Its Life History and Depletion. W. C. 

 Herrington. 1930. Calif. State Fish Lab. Contrib. no. 81, Bidl. 18, 67 pp., 

 16 figs. 



Notes on the Ecology of the Butter Clam, Saxidomus giganteus Deshays. C, M. 

 Eraser. 1928. Trans. Royal Soc. Canada, ser. 3, vol. 22, pp. 271-277, 2 pis., 

 7 tables; also see ibid., vol. 22, pp. 249-270 for Paphia staminea; also vol. 25, 

 pp. 59-72 for "Cardium corbis." 



The Edible Bivalves of California. Paul Bonnot. 1940. Calif. Fish and Game, 

 vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 212-239. Notes, habits, sketches, and laws pertaining to 

 catches. 



A Resurgent Population of the California Bay-Mussel (Mytilus edulis diegensis). 

 W. R. CoE. 1946. Joiirn. Morph., vol. 78, no. i, pp. 85-104. 



The Marine Borers of the San Francisco Bay Region. C. A. Kofoid. 1921. Re- 

 port San Francisco Bay Marine Piling Survey, pp. 23-61. 



A Brief Study of the Succession of Clams on a Marine Terrace. Paul T. Wilson. 

 1926. Publ. Puget Sound Biol. Sta., vol. 5, pp. 137-148. 



The Habits and A4ovements of the Razor-Shell Clam, Ensis directus Con. G. A. 

 Drew. 1907. Biol. Bull., vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 127-140, i pi. 



Locomotion in Solenomya and Its Relatives. G. A. Drew. 1900. Anat. Anzeiger, 

 vol. 17, no. 15, pp. 257-266, 12 figs. 



The Structure and Behaviour of "Hiatella gallicana" (Lamarck) and "H. arctica" 

 (L.), with Special Reference to the Boring Habit. W. R. Hunter. 1949. 

 Proc. Royal Soc. Edinburgh, B, vol. 63, pt. 3, no. 19, pp. 271-289. 12 figs. 



Growth a?jd Feedijig 



The Life-History and Growth of the Pismo Clam (Tivela stultorum Mawe). 

 F. W. Weymouth. 1923. Bidl. 7, Calif. State Fish and Game Comm., pp. 

 5-120. 



The Age and Growth of the Pacific Cockle (Cardium corbis). F. W. Weymouth 

 and S. H. Thompson. 193 i. Bureau of Fisheries Doc. no. iioi (Wash., 

 D.C.), pp. 633-641. (also see Doc. nos. ^84, lopg and 1100). 



Food Material as a Factor in Growth Rate of Some Pacific Clams. G. M. Smith. 

 1928. Trans. Royal Soc. Canada, ser. 3, vol. 22, sec. 5, pp. 287-292. (see also 

 Further Observations. . , . ibid., 1933, vol. 27, sec. 5, pp. 229-245). 



