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CLAM

The clam is a marine Lamellibranch mollusc of the Pecten genus, akin to the cockle. The giant clam is the largest known bivalve mollusc with a shell as large as one metre across and weighing around 120 kg. Clams are found in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.
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