13 Marine Invertebrate

Scientific Name: Mya arenaria

Common Name: Soft Shell Clam

Location Found: Shell found on high energy rocky beach at Windmill Point in Hull, MA

Habitat Types: intertidal and subtidal; in mud/sandy mud (Martinez, A. J. (1994). Marine Life of the North Atlantic Canada to Cape May. Locust Valley, NY: Aqua Quest)

Physical Description: shell is white/pale grey when alive, small- can hold in hand (Martinez, A. J. (1994). Marine Life of the North Atlantic Canada to Cape May. Locust Valley, NY: Aqua Quest)

Fun Fact: softshell clams and littleneck clams are the same species, name is based on size of clam (Barchers, Suzanne I.; Marden, Patricia C. (1999). Cooking up U.S. history: recipes and research to share with children. Libraries Unlimited. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-56308-682-3. Retrieved April 23, 2009.)