Clam

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title: Clam
text: Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds. Clams have two shells of equal size connected by two adductor muscles and have a powerful burrowing foot. They live in both freshwater and marine environments; in salt water they prefer to burrow down into the mud and the turbidity of the water required varies with species an
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description: Common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clam
date created: 2002-06-08T13:39:43Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T01:01:48Z
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