CLAM, AMERICAN HARD SHELL

BIOLOGY Found naturally along Atlantic coast of USA. American hard-shell clams were introduced into Britain in 1925.They are also called 'quahog', a native american word meaning 'hard shell'. They are a commercially important species. Spawns during summer. Clams change sex during their life, during early maturity they are male, as they get older they change to females (referred to as being protandric). They may live up to 40 years.

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