Quahog Clam - Photo 1
An Atlantic hardshell clam of the quahog family, these multi colored cherrystones are from the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
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An Atlantic hardshell clam of the quahog family, these multi colored cherrystones are from the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
The quahog is among the longest-lived organisms on earth.
Quahog clams are hard shelled invertebrates.
The oldest non-colonial animals on earth are ocean quahogs. They regularly live up to 400 years old.
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