27 Marine Invertebrate

Scientific Name: Spisula solidissima

Common Name: Surf Clam

Location Found: on Long Beach, Nahant, MA

Habitat Types: sand/mud, subtidal to 100 feet (Martinez, A. J. (1994). Marine Life of the North Atlantic Canada to Cape May. Locust Valley, NY: Aqua Quest)

Physical Description: large (8 inches); heavy and triangular shaped (Martinez, A. J. (1994). Marine Life of the North Atlantic Canada to Cape May. Locust Valley, NY: Aqua Quest)

Fun Fact: a commercial shellfish (Martinez, A. J. (1994). Marine Life of the North Atlantic Canada to Cape May. Locust Valley, NY: Aqua Quest)