can cherrystone clams be eaten on the half-shell
I assume calm means clam? In which case, a clam does have a hard external (skeleton?) shell of calcium carbonate. The shell is known as an exoskeleton.
a hard shell and burying themselves in the sand
A clam shell
Possessive form of the words clam shell: clam shell's
Snails do not have bones but they do have a hard outer shell, like a clam, known as an exoskeleton.
The mantle of a clam protects the clam from sunlight in shelled mollusks, the mantle is the organ that forms the shell, and adds to the shell to increase its size and strength as the animal grows.
A clam. Or an oyster.
The largest shell belongs to the giant clam, Tridacna gigas, whose shell can grow to several hundred pounds, with a length of about 5 feet.
A clam shell grows via a process where tissue is attached to the shell at the edge. Over time this material builds up producing a ring like pattern. The number of rings will indicate the age of the clam shell.
By it's shell
Only if you poo on it
The umbo which is located at the anterior end of the clam