The soft-shell clam, also called the sand gaper and known scientifically as Mya arenaria, is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Myidae. It is popularly known by names such as steamers, softshells, Ipswich clams and Essex clams.
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System (Realm) Scientific Name Connections
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bulgaria, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikipedia: Soft-shell clam
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Softshell Clam
- Wikidata Q20958, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- In Biome: Marine, Introduction
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