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Sand gaper

Sand gaper -
Mya arenaria


Scientific names: The Latin mya or the Greek myax is a mussel which among other things, Aristotele wrote about. Arenaria is Latin and means tied to a sandy place.

Other English names: Soft-shelled clam and soft clam.

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