LIST OF THE EDIBLE BIVALVES OF CALIFORNIA 



ScienUlic luune Common name Other names 



1. Ostrea lurida Carpenter Native oyster 



2 Pecten circularis Sowerby Scallop Fan shell 



3. Hhmites giganteus Gray Rock scallop Rock pecten 



4. Anomia peruviana d'Orbigny Rock oyster 



5. Monia macroscMsma Deshayes Rock oyster 



6. Mytilus calif ornianus Conrad Sea mussel 



7. Mytilus edulis Linnaeus Bay mussel 



8. Modiolus rectus Conrad Horse mussel 



9. Cardium qnadragenarixim Conrad Spiny cockle 



10. Cardium corhis Martyn Cockle 



11. Cardium elatum Sowerby Giant coclvle 



12. Tivela stultorum Mawe Pismo clam 



13 Amiantis callosa Conv&A Sea cockle 



14. Saxldomvs nuttalli Conrad Washington c4am_._-.Buttjj^r ^.rtam 



15. Saxidomus giganteus Deshayes Washington clam Same as above 



16. Chione fluctifraga Sowerby Hard-shell cockle 



17. Chione undatella Sowerby Hard-shell cockle 



IS. Chione succincta Valenciennes Hard-shell cockk 



19. Paphia tcnerrima Carpenter Thin-shelled cockle 



20 Paphia staminea Conrad Rock cockle Little-neck 



Hiard-shell 



Tomales Bay cockle 



Rock clam 



21. Telllna bodegensis Hinds Tellen 



22. Metis alta Conrad Metis 



23. Macoma nasuta Conrad Bent-no.sed clam Mud clam 



24. Macoma secta Conrad White sand clam 



25. Semele decisa Conrad-; Flat Clam 



26. Psammobia californica Conrad Sunset shell 



27. Psammobia edentula Gabb Sunset shell 



28. Sanguinolaria nuttalli Conrad Purple clam 



29. Dnnax californica Conrad Wed.ge shell 



::;o. DdiuLi- laevigata Deshayes Common wedge shell- -Beau clam 



.31. Tagelus calif ornianus Conrad Jackknife clam Razor clam 



32. Solen sicarins Gould Jackknife clam Razor clam 



33. Solen rosaceus Carpenter .Jackknife clam Razor clam 



34. Siliqua lucida Conrad Razor clam Razor shell 



Sea clam 



35. Siliqua patula T>\xon Razor clam Same as above 



36. Spisula sp Disb shell 



37 Schizothaerus nuttalli Conrad Gaper Summer clam 



Horse clam 

 Otter-shell 



38 l/i/fl armaria Linnaeus Soft-shell Soft clam 



Long clam 

 Mud clam 



39. Platyodon cancellatus Conrad 



40. Panope generosa Gould Geoduck 



41. Zirfaea gabbi Tryon Piddock Borer 



42. Parapholas californica Conrad Borer Piddock 



43. 



Pholadidea penita Conrad Rock clam ?:?IV' , 



Piddocl 



