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Clams have wide, circular, light colored shells and live buried in the sand of both fresh and salt water. Mussels have long, oval shells that are very dark, almost black, in color and they live attached to projections in the water along the tide line. Mussels are attached to objects from the back of the shell and can be found on rocks, boats, docks, and anything else that meets the water. Mussels only live in salt water. The quagga and zebra mussel Only live in fresh water. Can also survive salt water but goes dormant until fresh water revives it

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