| Surf clam | |
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| External view of ashell of the surf clam | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Mactridae |
| Subfamily: | Mactrinae |
| Genus: | Spisula |
| Species: | S. solida |
| Binomial name | |
| Spisula solida | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thesurf clam (Spisula solida) is a medium-sizedmarine clam, orbivalvemollusc, found in theEastern Atlantic fromIceland and northernNorway toPortugal andSpain. Up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long, like many clams, the surf clam is a sediment-burrowingfilter feeder.[1][2]
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
This species of clam is found in sandy bottom in the sublittoral zone. It is commonly found in theNorth Sea,Baltic Sea and theIrish Sea.
