soft-shelled clams

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• Soft-shell clam — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Fried clams — piled high Fried clams are made by deep frying soft shell clams that have been dipped in batter. Fried clams are an iconic food, to New England what barbecue is to the South . [1] They tend to be served at sea …   Wikipedia

• Clam digging — Clam digger redirects here. For the trouser style, see Three quarter pants. Clam digging in Haneda, 1937 Clam digging is a common means of harvesting clams from below the surface of the tidal mud flats where they live. It is done both… …   Wikipedia

• gaping — adj. [ON. gapa, yawn, gape] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Pertaining to an opening along the margin of a shell that does not naturally shut tightly together, i.e., soft shelled clams; gapers; see gaper …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Hard clam — Quahog redirects here. For other uses, see Quahog (disambiguation). Hard clam or Quahog Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Protected areas of China — This article lists the nationally protected areas of China. There are many forms of protected areas in China. Based on their relative importance, each type of protected area can be further graded into two to three levels (national, provincial and …   Wikipedia

• malacostracan — /mal euh kos treuh keuhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc. n. 2. a malacostracan crustacean. [1825 35; < NL Malacostrac(a) order of crustacea ( < Gk, neut …   Universalium

• commercial fishing — Introduction  the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them.       Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …   Universalium

• Myoida — Soft shelled clam, Mya arenaria Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• Culture of Virginia — Colonial Virginian culture, language, and style is reenacted in Williamsburg. The Culture of Virginia refers to the distinct human activities and values that take place in, or originate from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia s historic… …   Wikipedia

• bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.… …   Universalium