Butter Clam

Saxidonus Giganteus 

Common names: Butter Clam 

Description: Average of 3 inches in length.Light gray and white  coloration and smooth ridges. Inside its flesh is totally white. Usually found buried in a depth of one foot. 

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mullusca

Class: Bivaria

Order: Veneroida

Famoly: Venerpida

Genus: Saxiupmus

Species: Gigantea 

Ecology

Interesting features- Has the ability to sequester paralytic shellfish poison in its syphon and store them for as long as two years. 

Butter clams eat plankton sometimes.