They have very short teeth and feed on zoobenthos and small clams.
They were joined by small clams in their shells, shrimps and fresh tomato.
Brachiopods, which have been around for nearly 600 million years, are similar in size to small clams, but are distinctly different.
The rocks of the beach were large, but between them some muddy gravel held a few small clams.
Economic interests include water spinach, fishing and catching small clams.
Also, I wanted the meat of some of the smaller clams to make a chowder.
When the waves wash these small clams out of the sand, they can dig back in again quite rapidly.
It is even capable of opening small clams.
The small clams are then seeded onto the seabed, where the animals quickly bury themselves.