Clams have also inspired the phrase " happy as a clam ", short for " happy as a clam at high tide " ( which should be happy because it cannot easily be dug up and eaten ).

Clams, like most molluscs, also have open circulatory systems, which means that their organs are surrounded by watery blood that contains nutrients and oxygen.

In the south western coast of India, also known as the Konkan region, Clams are used to cook curries and side dishes, like Tisaryachi Ekshipi, which is clams with one shell on.

There are also " touch tanks " in a facility called the Sea Pavilion where visitors are permitted to handle North Atlantic Lobster, Snow Crabs, Rock Crabs, Clams ( also known as Pea Clams ), Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers, and other species.

( Clams are also the preferred unit of currency in B. C.

Swash also appeared in BBC sitcom After You've Gone in an episode entitled ' Silence of the Clams '.

Producer Clams Casino ( musician ) has also sampled Heap's songs numerous times in his beats such as, Motivation, I'm Burning, B. O. R., Out The Hood, and I'm God which have been rapped on by Lil B

Studies have now shown that by the 1970s four-fifths of the ducks ’ diet was made up of Baltic Clams, which are very common in the Chesapeake Bay: the ducks have been able to adapt to the decline in SAV by changing their diet.

Clams were once abundant at the mouth of the creek, in Prince's Bay.

Clams, crabs, and other marine life may add interest at coastal areas.

Clams feed on plankton by filter feeding.

Clams filter feed by drawing in water containing food using an incurrent siphon.

Clams can be eaten raw, steamed, boiled, baked or fried.

Clams are eaten more in the coastal regions of India, especially in the Konkan, Kerala, Bengal, and Karnataka regions.

Clams or shellfish are locally called chipchip and local fishermen sell those in rural markets.

The song's meter allows it to be sung to a number of popular tunes including: " Amazing Grace "; " Greensleeves "; " The House of the Rising Sun "; " The Rising of the Moon / Wearing of the Green "; Beethoven's " Ode to Joy " ( in his Ninth Symphony, fourth movement ); " Oh My Darling, Clementine "; " Semper Paratus "; " The Marine Corps Hymn "; " The Yellow Rose of Texas "; " I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing "; " Ghost Riders in the Sky "; " Acres of Clams ", and the theme song from the TV show Gilligan's Island.

** More-Bad Clams Productions, Swell Productions-Mark Osborne and Steven B. Kalafer

The surrounding reefs have a rich marine fauna, including Giant Clams.

Pacific Razor Clams are popular for digging on the beaches near Ninilchik, when the tides are low enough.

Clams, quahogs, and oysters were harvested by Wannamoisett residents and sold in Providence.

One was by a Spike Jones influenced group called The Clams.

* These Are The Clams I'm Breathing, ( audiocassette ), sound poetry, collaboration with Stuart Ross.

In 1974, she received a Special Tony Award for her contribution to Broadway, with Clams on the Half Shell Revue playing at the Minskoff Theater.

For many years, Wes Parker's Fried Clams was a landmark off state Route 128.

Clams are most commonly the motifs for this type of netsuke.

Clams and other bivalve mollusks use this catch phase of smooth muscle to keep their shell closed for prolonged periods with little energy usage.

Clams with bellies have the clam's gastrointestinal tract left intact and impart a fuller flavor.

Clams in themselves are low in cholesterol and fat, but fried clams absorb cooking fat.

People are also very keen on the mussels and limpets collected on the island's coasts.

These freshwater pearl mussels occur not only in hotter climates, but also in colder more temperate areas such as Scotland ( where they are totally protected under law ).

Japanese pearl producers also invested in producing cultured pearls with freshwater mussels in the region of Shanghai, China.

Although the term is primarily applied to marine species, edible freshwater invertebrates such as crayfish and river mussels are also sometimes grouped under the umbrella of " shellfish ".

The word can also be used in a more limited sense, to mean bivalves that burrow in sediment, as opposed to ones that attach themselves to the substrate ( for example oysters and mussels ), or ones that can swim and are migratory, like scallops.

Sea urchins feed mainly on algae, but can also feed on sea cucumbers and a wide range of invertebrates, such as mussels, polychaetes, sponges, brittle stars and crinoids.

However, seashells are not the only kind of shells ; in various habitats it is possible to find shells from freshwater animals such as freshwater mussels and freshwater snails, and it is also possible to find the shells of land snails.

The mussels also provided freshwater pearls, which were bought and sold at the Clarendon Pearl Market.

On April 14, the DNR confirmed that the zebra mussels were also in Upper Prior Lake.

Both cultured pearls and natural pearls can be obtained from pearl oysters, though other molluscs, such as the freshwater mussels, also yield pearls of commercial value.

The word " mussel " is also used for many freshwater bivalves, including the freshwater pearl mussels.

The byssus thread is also sometimes used by mussels as a defensive measure, to tether predatory molluscs, such as dog whelks, that invade mussel beds, immobilising them and thus starving them to death.

Very similar to that of the Fish Crow ; the Northwestern Crow eats stranded fish, shellfish, crabs and mussels, and also searches through refuse containers for suitable food items.

" Their staple diet consisted of crushed acorns, nuts, grass seeds, and berries, although other vegetation, hunted and trapped game, fish and seafood ( including mussels and abalone from the San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean ), were also important to their diet.

The river's ancient current also gives life to well over 300 species of fish, insects, freshwater mussels, and aquatic plants.

The Coscoroba Swan feeds mainly on grasses and small water plants, but also mussels and fish.

Infected mussels are also smaller and slower growing than uninfected mussels.

The New Zealand pea crab lives most commonly in green-lipped mussels ( Perna canaliculus ), but can also be found in many other bivalve molluscs including the blue mussel ( Mytilus edulis aoteanus ), the Pacific oyster ( Crassostrea gigas ) and a species of clam ( Chione stutchburyi ).

Many species of invertebrates can also be found in these coastal tidepools, and include sponges, sea anemones, mussels, sea stars, limpets, crabs, shrimp, barnacles, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.

Several invasive species also inhabit the lake, including zebra mussels and round gobies.

They are also responsible for the near extinction of many species in the Great Lake system by out-competing native species for food and by growing on top of and suffocating the native clams and mussels.

Plant materials make up about 95 % of their diets, but they also eat small animals, such as freshwater mussels, frogs, crayfish, fish, and small turtles.

Small mussels are also eaten by the dog whelk, Nucella lapillus.