Spisula solida

The surf clam (Spisula solida) is a medium-sized marine clam, or bivalve mollusc, commonly found in the waters surrounding Great Britain. Up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long, it is like many clams a sediment-burrowing filter feeder.[1][2]

This article is about a clam found in the waters of the UK. For a related species from US waters, see Atlantic surf clam.

Surf clam
External view of a shell of the surf clam
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Mactroidea
Family: Mactridae
Genus: Spisula
Species:
S. solida
Binomial name
Spisula solida

This species of clam is found at scattered locations around the British and Irish coasts.

References
  1. Spisula solida, a MarLIN entry
  2. Spisula solida ,a Marbef entry
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