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    Posted: April 01 2007 at 3:49pm

This little clam is very thin and about the size of a silver dollar.  It only opens 1/4".  Around the opening are very sharp, hard barbs, which are part of its shell.  My thumb became a victim to these.

Any help is appreciated.
 
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Is it an oyster?
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It could be.  Anybody have experience with them? What can you tell me?
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Originally posted by aaaj aaaj wrote:

Is it an oyster?
 
It looks like it from the picture.
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