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Clams, oysters, and mussels are in the shellfish family, under the subheadings of mollusks and bivalves. Mollusks include abalone and scallops as well as clams, oysters, and mussels. Bivalves are any creature with a soft body that lives between two hinged shells.
Shellfish are bivalve mollusks, which have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell in two hinged parts. Clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops are all types of shellfish. Clams live in the mud, sand and gravel intertidal area found along coastal regions. Species harvested in Maine: Two kinds of clams are harvested in Maine: soft shell and hard shell. Both are harvested year round, with the peak season in the summer months. Soft-shell clams live in the mud, sand, and gravel intertidal areas. It takes about three to four years for a clam to grow to market size, which is two inches.