Grooved carpet shell: RuditapesGrooved carpet shell: Ruditapes decussatus
Hard clam or Northern Quahog: Mercenaria mercenaria
Manila clam: Venerupis philippinarum[6]
Soft clam: Mya arenaria
Atlantic surf clam: Spisula solidissima
Ocean quahog: Arctica islandica
Pacific razor clam: Siliqua patula
Pismo clam: Tivela stultorum (8 inch shell on display at the Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce)
Geoduck: Panopea abrupta or Panope generosa (largest burrowing clam in the world)
Atlantic jackknife clam: Ensis directus
lyrate Asiatic hard clam: Meretrix lyrata
Not usually considered edible:
Ark clams, family Arcidae
Nut clams or pointed nut clams, family Nuculidae
Duck clams or trough shells, family Mactridae
Marsh clams, family Corbiculidae
File clams, family Limidae
Giant clam: Tridacna gigas
Asian or Asiatic clam: genus Corbicula
Peppery furrow shell: Scrobicularia plana
Pearls: genus Perlus devinus
Hard clam or Northern Quahog: Mercenaria mercenaria
Manila clam: Venerupis philippinarum[6]
Soft clam: Mya arenaria
Atlantic surf clam: Spisula solidissima
Ocean quahog: Arctica islandica
Pacific razor clam: Siliqua patula
Pismo clam: Tivela stultorum (8 inch shell on display at the Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce)
Geoduck: Panopea abrupta or Panope generosa (largest burrowing clam in the world)
Atlantic jackknife clam: Ensis directus
lyrate Asiatic hard clam: Meretrix lyrata
Not usually considered edible:
Ark clams, family Arcidae
Nut clams or pointed nut clams, family Nuculidae
Duck clams or trough shells, family Mactridae
Marsh clams, family Corbiculidae
File clams, family Limidae
Giant clam: Tridacna gigas
Asian or Asiatic clam: genus Corbicula
Peppery furrow shell: Scrobicularia plana
Pearls: genus Perlus devinus