Take Inventory Of 10 Common Species Of Clams

Take inventory of 10 common species of clams
The clam, also known as the clam, is a kind of Marine mollusk with two shells enclosing the body. It lives in the tidal zone of the ocean, where the water is less than 100 meters deep. So far, nearly 200 species of clam shellfish have been found in the world.
Since clams are so delicious and there are so many varieties, what kinds of clams do we usually see and eat? What are their characteristics? Today I'm going to list 10 kinds of clams that are common and delicious along the coast of China.

1. Clam
Clam, also known as slippery clam, slippery skin clam. Because the surface of the shell is smooth and the cloth has beautiful red, brown, black and other colors of the name, is one of the important edible shellfish. Originating in Japan, it is distributed in the Korean Peninsula and China, and there is also Marine culture in the coastal area of Taiwan.
The clam has a thick skin and a large body. It can grow up to about 10 centimeters in diameter. It is often seen in seafood markets in coastal areas of China and is one of the shellfish commonly eaten in coastal areas.
2. White clam
White clam, the scientific name of the four-horn clam, is a common economic shellfish along the coast of our country, the shell is thick, slightly quadrangular, the shell shell is white on the top. It is widely distributed along the coast of our country, and the output is also large, with Liaoning and Shandong as the most.
White clam meat is tender, delicious and nutritious. The shells are relatively thin and the meat yield is relatively high. It has high economic value. In coastal areas, white clam meat is often dried to make "clam jerky," which is sold as a local specialty and can be used in cold mixes, soups, or eaten plain.
3. Green clam
Green clam, scientific name ring clam, is a medium-sized shellfish, distributed in the waters of China and Japan, one of the important economic species of aquaculture. The shell color is yellowish brown, but there is a purple ring around the outer edge, so it is also known as the red mouth clam.
The shell of the green clam is nearly round, and the inside of the shell is milky or bluish white, and it is very smooth. The weight is very light, but the texture is hard, relatively brittle, and the lamination is not obvious.
4. Hairy clams
Hairy clam, also known as hairy clam, hairy clam. It is a common shellfish in the waters of northern China and widely distributed in the waters of China, Korea and Japan. The Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in China are the most common.
Hairy clam shell has a lot of fluff, so it is vividly called "hairy clam", the meat is delicious and juicy, the taste is strong, the more chewing the more fresh, the content of various trace elements is high, and the nutrition is rich. In Korea, it is called "chibei", and Koreans like to eat raw hairy clams.
5. Blood clams
Blood clam, alias: blood snail, cockle. The shell of the blood clam is relatively thick, the body is relatively round, and the shell has obvious vertical lines, showing radial rib lines, which are somewhat similar to the hairy clam. It mainly lives in the East China Sea. It is a specialty of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan and other coastal waters.
6. Oil clams
Oil clams, also called waist clams, mango snails. It is common in the eastern and southern coasts of China, and is very common in the central and southern coastal provinces of China. Especially in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan area is very economic value of shellfish.
7. Bird shell
Bird shell, named for its shape like a bird's head. Its showy, oval shell is interspersed with smooth, spiral-shaped ribs separated by grooves. It is distributed in the northern waters of China, Japan and Korea in Asia, and is most famous in China for the bird shell along the coast of Bohai Bay and Yellow Sea.
8. Green clam
The green clam, also known as the Yellow clam, is mainly distributed in the shallow waters of the Yellow Sea in China. With a yellow shell, yellow flesh and dark yellow markings on the shell, the willow clam is one of the most popular species of clam.
9. Sissy Tongue
Xishi tongue, alias: sand clam, car clam. Widely distributed in the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean shoals.
10. Flower clams
Flower clam, also known as clam, garra. It is widely distributed in temperate Marine coastal areas, and is most common in Qingdao and Yantai of Shandong Province, Lianyungang of Jiangsu Province, Dalian of Liaoning Province, Changxing Island and other places. The shape is oval, the color and pattern of the shell surface are relatively mixed, and there are yellow, brown, dark brown between the patterns, and dense bands or spots and patterns.