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Pismo clams are fun little creatures that live in the sand at the beach! They can dig deep into the sand and are often found in groups.
Hábitat: Pismo clams live in sandy beaches along the Pacific coast.
The Pismo Clam has a thick, smooth, triangular shell, typically creamy white to light brown. Its surface often shows faint radiating dark lines, distinguishing it from thinner, rounder clams.




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Common
Peligro
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Each ring on a Pismo clam's shell shows its age, just like tree rings do!
Indigenous peoples once collected Pismo clams by the thousands for food.
Laws were made in the 1900s to protect Pismo clams from over-collection.
They are named after Pismo Beach, California, where they were once extremely abundant!
Pismo Clam can rapidly burrow into wet sand using its strong muscular foot, which helps them hide from predators and rough waves.
Pismo Clam has two siphons that filter tiny food particles from the water, helping them eat and keep the ocean clear.
Pismo Clam has an incredibly thick, hard shell that provides excellent protection from crushing predators and strong currents.
Pismo Clams are ocean vacuum cleaners, sucking in water to filter out tiny bits of food!
Enhydra lutris
Crack open their shells for a tasty meal.
Triakis semifasciata
Crushes clam shells with its blunt teeth.
Pisaster ochraceus
Pulls open shells with its powerful arms.
Los animales excavadores cavan túneles y cámaras en el suelo y utilizan estas estructuras subterráneas para refugiarse, cazar o reproducirse.
Los filtradores obtienen nutrientes filtrando partículas de alimentos suspendidos y pequeños organismos del agua.
Los hábitats marinos abarcan todos los entornos de agua salada de los océanos de la Tierra, sustentando una inmensa diversidad de vida acuática.
Peligro
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Be careful when digging in the sand to avoid harming the clams!
12 cm
18 cm
250 g
35 años
Pismo Clams are ocean vacuum cleaners, sucking in water to filter out tiny bits of food!
Pismo clams live in sandy beaches along the Pacific coast.
Filter Feeding
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