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List of Species. 



Flat Razor Clam {Siliqua patula). — Alaska- California. 



Long Clam or Soft Clam {Mya arenarid). — Atlantic coast to 

 S. Carolina. 



Hen Clam or Surf Clam {Spisula simi/is). — S.E. of United States. 

 Spistila solidissi/na, found all along the Atlantic coast, is also known 

 as the Hen Clam or Surf Clam. 



Giant Clam {Tresus iiuttalU). — Pacific. 



Florida Cockle {Cardiu/n robustuni). — Florida. 



Giant Scallop {Ainnssiuui magellanicum). — New Jersey; Labrador, 



Scallop {Pecten ventricosus). — Pacific. 



Hard Clam or Round Clam {Venus simillima). — This, in Cali- 

 fornia, takes the place of the better known Venus viercenaria, the 

 Hard Clam of the Atlantic coast. It is also known by the Lidian 

 name "Quohog." 



Californian Mussel {Mytilus calif or uicus). — Pacific coast. 



Common Scallop {Pecten irradians). — Atlantic. 



Common Mussel {Mytilus eduUs). — Atlantic and Pacific. 



Ribbed Mussel {Modiolus plicatulus). — Maine; Georgia, 



Californian Cockle {Cardiu/n (f^r/w).— Pacific, 



^ {Tivela crassatelioides). — California. 



Florida "Quohog" {Venus mortoni). — Florida. 



Round Clam {Saxidonms nuttalli^ S. aratiis). — California. 



Cuneate Clam {Gnathodon cuneatus). — Gulf coast of U.S. 



' {Platyodon cancellatus). — California, 



Alaska Surf Clam {Spisula planulata). — Alaska. 



^ {Doiiax lcEvigata).—'[J?,&d for making "clam juice" for 



flavouring. 



^ {Alereirix /limbosa).- — Florida, 



Deep Water Clam {Cyprina islandicd). — Atlantic. 



Horse Mussel {Mytilus modiolus). — Pacific and Atlantic. 



Pacific Coast Scallop {Perten caurinus\ — Pacific. 



California Little Neck Clam {Tapes stranmiea and also Chione 

 siniillinia). — California. 



Bloody Clam {Area pexata). — Used for bait only, the crimson 

 juice being pungent and injurious as human food. 



Razor Shell Clam {Ensis disectus). — Used for bait only. 



By no means all of these are to be found in all the markets, some 

 being very much less esteemed than others. The clam most com- 

 monly met with in the eastern states as far west as the Mississippi is 

 the " hard clam," or " round clam " ( Venus merceimria) sometimes 

 known by an Lidian term, " Quohog." \x\ contradistinction to this is 



I These have no specially' distinctive names, being sold as simply " clams." 



