Take Inventory Of 10 Common Species Of Clams

Take inventory of 10 common species of clams
The clam, also known as the clam, is a kind of Marine mollusk with two shells enclosing the body. It lives in the tidal zone of the ocean, where the water is less than 100 meters deep. So far, nearly 200 species of clam shellfish have been found in the world.
Since clams are so delicious and there are so many varieties, what kinds of clams do we usually see and eat? What are their characteristics? Today I'm going to list 10 kinds of clams that are common and delicious along the coast of China.

1. Clam

The clam has a thick skin and a large body. It can grow up to about 10 centimeters in diameter. It is often seen in seafood markets in coastal areas of China and is one of the shellfish commonly eaten in coastal areas.
2. White clam
White clam, the scientific name of the four-horn clam, is a common economic shellfish along the coast of our country, the shell is thick, slightly quadrangular, the shell shell is white on the top. It is widely distributed along the coast of our country, and the output is also large, with Liaoning and Shandong as the most.

3. Green clam
Green clam, scientific name ring clam, is a medium-sized shellfish, distributed in the waters of China and Japan, one of the important economic species of aquaculture. The shell color is yellowish brown, but there is a purple ring around the outer edge, so it is also known as the red mouth clam.

4. Hairy clams


5. Blood clams

6. Oil clams

7. Bird shell
Bird shell, named for its shape like a bird's head. Its showy, oval shell is interspersed with smooth, spiral-shaped ribs separated by grooves. It is distributed in the northern waters of China, Japan and Korea in Asia, and is most famous in China for the bird shell along the coast of Bohai Bay and Yellow Sea.
8. Green clam

9. Sissy Tongue

10. Flower clams