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Soft-shell clam

Mollusks

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 also known by names including steamer, softshell, Ipswich clam and Essex clam. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Mya arenaria 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bivalvia, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Softshell Clam

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Softshell Clam

In Ecosystem

Wadden Sea, Ecosystems
Source Soft-shell clam (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

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Belgium

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Bulgaria

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Canada

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China

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Germany

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Ireland

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North America

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. SeaLifeBase: Mya arenaria summary
SeaLifeBase
  • Biology
    Deposit/filter feeders (Ref. 95728 ).
  • Human uses
    Fisheries: commercial
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2. Soft-shell clam (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    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.
  • In Ecosystem: Wadden Sea, Habitat and distribution
    They are also found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, for example in the UK, as well as in the North Sea's Wadden Sea (where they are the dominant large clam).
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Mya arenaria
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bivalvia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Bivalvia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Huîtres, Moules, Peignes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Clams And Mussels","language":"EN"},{"name":"Almejas, Mejillones","language":"ES"},{"name":"双壳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikipedia: Soft-shell clam
WikipediaWikidata Q20958 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Mya arenaria
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 7791733, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 7791733, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Softshell Clam
  • Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: Marine, Introduction
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