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* Species which are commonly encountered on the beach.





Petricolidae
Petricola carditoides
Petricola carditoides
(Conrad, 1837)
Hardy Petricolid

















Myidae
Cryptomya californica
Cryptomya californica (Conrad, 1837)
California Softshell-Clam

















Mya truncata Mya truncata
                                                                                                                           freshly dead, found in a tidepool
Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
Truncated Softshell-Clam

Mya arenaria
Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eastern Softshell-Clam *














Platyodon cancellatus
Platyodon cancellatus (Conrad, 1837)
Boring Softshell-Clam






 






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This page last revised: 3-14-2012





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