Talk:Clam

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I'm no expert, but apparently there is no scientific classification for the clam. Hence there should be no taxobox. Can anyone verify this? (Note that a taxobox has been added and removed twice previously) Jcsutton 12:50, 18 February 2006 (UTC)


I was the one who put the taxobox. It said on the first line that it was the class Bivalvia. An I also found that it was phylum Mollusca on the Internet. So I assumed Animal Kingdom, but I checked for that.Sidious1701 00:14, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Just checked again, and Encarta says that there is a scientific classification for the clam. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553198/Clam.html . As stated above, I'm no expert. If you feel the internet search is enough to justify the info, then feel free to put the taxobox back in. Jcsutton 14:08, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Please read the article! Lots of different bivalves are called clams, but not all bivalves would be called clams, and the ones that are called clams are thoroughly polyphyletic. "Clam" is just one of those names that has been used too generally to be rigidly attached to any one taxonomic class. seglea 05:10, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

how long do clams live under water? email the answer to me at: juarez3408@yahoo.com

I don't know, and I don't think we should be saying that "science says they can live up to 200 years", unless someone can produce the reference - so I'm going to chop that bit out. seglea 05:10, 27 May 2006 (UTC)


I think that the term "clam" refers to a general catagorization of animals in the Bivalvia class. THerefore this article should be like other articles for a class, or a redirect to Bivalvia. http://home.earthlink.net/~s_peters/ctaxonomy.html --BenWhitey 19:46, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

No - see above. It's just a general common name that needs to direct to a number of taxa. seglea 05:10, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photo

I've got a photo of a clam i'm planning to upload and use on one of the articles... Problem is that i'm unsure of it's name, see:

Any ideas? Thanks/wangi 12:57, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More info soon

I got some books on clams and should be able to update tomorrow. Keegan 23:24, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reproduction

I couldn't find anything in wikipedia regarding reproduction. Interestinly enough, I found another complaint on the web that he couldn't either! Editors probably have some hierarchy in which reproduction is discussed at the peak of the pyramid or something. But I couldn't find it. I finally found info elsewhere suggesting that clams were fish (duh!). But that some maturing males become females! Otherwise like fish, I guess. Wikipedia is supposed to be written for the average person, not insiders. This will mean repeating the same common stuff over and over within species and subspecies, I suspect.Student7 03:26, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

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