A clam is a kind of mollusc that has a shell divided into two pieces called valves; in other words, a clam is a bivalve mollusc.The word "clam" has no real taxonomic significance in biology. However in the USA the word can sometimes be used to mean any bivalve mollusc. It can also be used to mean a bivalve other than an oyster, mussel, or scallop, and that has a more-or-less oval shape, or a freshwater mussel (Merriam-Webster Dictionary.). The word clam is also often used to mean any one of many edible bivalve species which live buried in sand, hence, "digging for clams" or clam digging.Not all edible clams are round or oval in shape: the razor clam has an elongated shell whose shape suggests a straight razor.In October 2007 an Arctica islandica clam caught off the coast of Iceland was discovered to be at least 405 years old, and was declared the world's oldest living animal by researchers from Bangor University, see Ming (clam).

For early humans, one of the first displays of modern behavior was a sort of beach party and clam bake along the coast of South Africa. Artifacts found in a cave on coastal cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For early humans, one of the first displays of modern behavior was a sort of beach party and clam bake along the coast of South Africa. Artifacts found in a cave on coastal cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean...

But many conspiracy theorists want me to swallow so much more. I am being asked to believe that an administration, whose operational incompetence demonstrates their consistent inability to organize even a decent clam-bake, somehow orchestrated a vast and complex conspiracy of evidence-planting and controlled demolitions to bring about the events

Sagamore Lobster is giving away a New England Clam Bake for Two. All you have to do is enter your email address and the winner will be drawn at random, at the end of the month.

I’m feeling all ‘home and hearthy’ today with the autumn temperatures. So, in keeping with the season, I am going to give you a little gift. Boston’s famous and historic Durgin-Park restaurant is known for many things: baked beans, clam chowder, prime rib. But possibly its most important regional dish is Indian pudding.