Editing Clam (section)

== Species ==
[[File:Sphenoceramus steenstrupi.jpg|thumb|upright|One of the world's largest clam fossils (187&nbsp;cm), a ''[[Sphenoceramus steenstrupi]]'' specimen from [[Greenland]] in the [[Geological Museum in Copenhagen]].]]
[[File:2 Tridacna gigas.jpg|thumb|right|[[Maxima clam]], ''[[Tridacna maxima]]'']]

Edible:
*[[Ark clam]]s, family [[Arcidae]] (most popular in [[Indonesia]] and [[Singapore]])
*[[Atlantic jackknife clam]]: ''[[Ensis directus]]''
*[[Atlantic surf clam]]: ''[[Spisula solidissima]]''
*Common cockle: ''[[Common cockle|Cerastoderma edule]]'' (Native to most of Europe, with very large populations in Ireland and Great Britain)
*Atlantic Giant Cockle: ''[[Dinocardium robustum]]''
*[[Geoduck]]: ''[[Panopea abrupta]]'' or ''[[Panope generosa]]'' (largest burrowing clam in the world)
*Gould's razor shell, ''[[Solen strictus]]'' (popular in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan)
*[[Grooved carpet shell]]: ''[[Ruditapes decussatus]]''
*[[Hard clam]] or Northern Quahog: ''[[Mercenaria mercenaria]]'' (Native to Eastern USA and Maritime Canada'')''
*Lyrate Asiatic hard clam: ''[[Meretrix lyrata]]''
*Manila clam: ''[[Venerupis philippinarum]]''
*[[Ocean quahog]]: ''[[Arctica islandica]]''
*[[Pacific razor clam]]: ''[[Siliqua patula]]''
*Pipis, ''[[Plebidonax deltoides]]'' and ''[[Paphies australis]]''
*Pismo clam: ''[[Tivela stultorum]]''
*Pod razor clam: [[Pod razor|''Ensis siliqua'']]
*Spoot: ''[[Ensis magnus]]''
*Soft clam: ''[[Mya arenaria]]''

Not usually considered edible:
*[[Nut clam]]s or pointed nut clams, family [[Nuculidae]]
*[[Duck clam]]s or [[trough shell]]s, family [[Mactridae]]
*Marsh clams, family [[Corbiculidae]]
*File clams, family [[Limidae]]
*[[Giant clam]]: ''[[Tridacna gigas]]'' This clam is native to East Asia and is edible, but should be avoided because of slow reproduction.
*[[Asian clam|Asian or Asiatic clam]]: genus ''[[Corbicula]]''
*[[Peppery furrow shell]]: ''[[Scrobicularia plana]]''