{"id":7249,"date":"2011-08-13T10:40:39","date_gmt":"2011-08-13T14:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=7249"},"modified":"2011-08-13T23:02:10","modified_gmt":"2011-08-14T03:02:10","slug":"duck-duck-goose-clams-on-the-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/13\/duck-duck-goose-clams-on-the-loose\/","title":{"rendered":"Duck, Duck, Goose. Clams On The Loose!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Smooth<\/a>

Smooth Duck Clam with False Striped Limpets<\/p><\/div>\n

I see a lot of CLAM shells every day I’m on the beach but this one\u00a0I found at Blind Pat’s (….oops! I mean Blind Pass. ;) )\u00a0was a little different from the usual clam shells like the DOSINIAS, CALICO VENUSES \u00a0or SEMELES.<\/p>\n

\"Smooth<\/a>

Smooth Duck Clams<\/p><\/div>\n

At first I thought it was just gunk stuck on the edge of this shell but I didn’t want to do anything to it since it seemed so fragile. Once I got home, I could see that this thin shell was a SMOOTH DUCK CLAM and that “gunk” was a nice little ridge on the side of it that makes it different from its “sister shell” \u00a0the CHANNELED DUCK CLAM I call a SAILOR’S EAR. I don’t think I’ve ever picked up a SMOOTH DUCK CLAM\u00a0before (I don’t think it’s too common in South Florida but I may have just never noticed) but we frequently\u00a0see the SAILORS EARS on the beach so I can’t believe I’ve never shown this one\u00a0before.<\/p>\n

\"Channeled<\/a>

Channeled Duck Clam aka- Sailor's Ear<\/p><\/div>\n

See? Doesn’t that look familiar? \u00a0I found the SMOOTH DUCK CLAMS in the shell line on the pass side of the jetty rocks this week.<\/p>\n

\"shell<\/a><\/p>\n

I found the CHANNELED DUCK CLAMS in my stash of shells that Clark and I have been trying to organize. I’ve been overwhelmed by all the shells in our garage that have never been cleaned and sorted so this is our project this week. Organize! We don’t bring home many shells any more but some times…. you know how it is. We just can’t help it.<\/p>\n

\"organizing<\/a><\/p>\n

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