What is the clam?

Clam is a vague mollusc, which has a symmetrical suspended shell that protects it from predators and elements. Many clams are played under the ocean bed or the freshwater environment in which they live, although some join the rocks in relatively shallow areas. In addition to being consumed by many sea animals, shells are also a delicacy of many people, especially in coastal areas. Clams are easily accessible fresh on many fish markets and are also preserved for transport and sale around the world.

Clams are in class Pelecypoda and many individual animals are considered clams. In general, in addition to symmetrical shell, clams also have roughly oval shape, sexually reproduces and has a simple open circulatory system. While the clam has the main organs such as heart and kidneys, it lacks eyes and brain. Clams eat plankton and eat many oceans who go mammals and big fish. Burrowing Clams are relatively easy to harvest and kick the clam is frequent activity in some afterBřežní areas. Clams, which joined the rocks, must be gently discarded.

There are two divisions for clams: clams hard shells and clams soft shells. The term “soft clams” is a bit incorrect, because the shells of the clams are only fragile and thin, rather than soft. Clam often cannot pull the neck all the way, which means that a small part of the clam always moves outside the shell. Examples of soft shells include geoducks, razors and steamboats. Hard shells have a more typical solid shell and are able to insert their bodies into the shell. Some common clams hard shells include Chowders, Littlenecks and butter.

Because molluscs, such as clams, can accumulate biotoxins, such as those contained in the red tide, clams should only be collected when water is safe. Most coast regions have a hot line that can be called for information about whether the molluscs are safené. In addition, molluscs can get worse very quickly, so when they are alive, you should always cook clams. In the case of clam hard shells, the shells will be firmly closed if they are alive. If the shell is open, click it gently. Live clams will close. If you want to test the viability of the soft shell clams, touch their neck to see if they are inserted. All dead clams should be discarded.