. Elementary textbook of economic zoology and entomology. Zoology; Insect pests. 224 ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY Other species of clams and two or more kinds of scallops, Pecten, occurring along the Atlantic coast, are used for food. The scallops differ from the clams in having deep grooves radiating from the hinge to the edge of the shell. Some are beautifully colored. The meat of many of them is very dainty. The soft clam has been in- troduced into the waters of the Pacific Coast States, doubt- less with the shipments of eastern oysters. There it is. FIG. 102.—S o f t-s h e 11 clam, Mya
. Elementary textbook of economic zoology and entomology. Zoology; Insect pests. 224 ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY Other species of clams and two or more kinds of scallops, Pecten, occurring along the Atlantic coast, are used for food. The scallops differ from the clams in having deep grooves radiating from the hinge to the edge of the shell. Some are beautifully colored. The meat of many of them is very dainty. The soft clam has been in- troduced into the waters of the Pacific Coast States, doubt- less with the shipments of eastern oysters. There it is. FIG. 102.—S o f t-s h e 11 clam, Mya arena ria L. (Reduced.) FIG. 103.—A geoduck or giant ,Glycimeris gcncrosa, which attains a weight of five or six pounds. (M uch reduced.) known as the "eastern" clam, but has not yet found much favor in the markets because there are several native species that are more in demand. One of the most common of these is the hard shell or little-neck, Tapes staminea, which seems to take the place of the hard clam of the east coast. The great Washington clam, Schizothasurus nuttalli, and the butter-clam, Saxidomus nuttalli, are common in many places on the northwest coast. One of the most remarkable clams in the United States is the giant "geoduck" (earth duck), Glycimeris generosa, which sometimes weighs as much as. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937; Doane, Rennie Wilbur, 1871-. New York, H. Holt and company
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