Interesting Facts about the CLAM ***

Facts about the Clam

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Did you Know? List of Facts about the Clam
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about the Clam, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about the Clam are as follows:

Fact 1 - Definition: The clam is a burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud. A mullusk is invertebrate having a soft un-segmented body usually enclosed in a shell. The shell of the clam closes with vice-like firmness.

Fact 2 - Freshwater clams are very popular in home aquariums
Fact 3 - The clam has no head, no biting mouth parts and no arms or legs
Fact 4 - Clams are made up of a pair of shells and a soft inner body
Fact 5 - Bivalve mollusks like clams also include oysters and mussels
Fact 6 - A clam's shell consists of two, usually equal, halves
Fact 7 - The shell halves are connected by an elastic hinge- like ligament
Fact 8 - Clam stats and facts
- Length: 1" to 2" across the shell
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Diet: Clam are herbivores eating mainly plankton
Fact 9 - Clams have no eyes, ears, or noses, so they cannot see, hear, or smell
Fact 10 - The gills of clams remove oxygen and food particles from the water
Fact 11 - Clams, including the Giant Clam is considered a delicacy in Japan
Fact 12 - The Giant clam has a lifespan of over 100 years
Fact 13 - The Giant clam, Tridacna gigas, is the largest bivalve mollusk
Fact 14 - The giant clam can weigh more than 200 kilograms (441 lb)
Fact 15 - The shells of Giant Clams can measure up to 4 ft across!

Fact 16 - Conservation Status - for more info click Endangered Species:

The Giant Clam is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as 'vulnerable'
- Vulnerable - VU (Status: Threatened) - At risk because of their natural declining numbers are facing high-risk in their natural surroundings