pelecypod

burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs

marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface

red-blooded clam

marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.

edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells

an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe

an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians

a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell

marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell

a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds

common edible European cockle

a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation

small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island

a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay

common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America

tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls

thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched

marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell

marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones

bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States

a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America

a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America

wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells