What's inside a clam? A retractable foot, a siphon for sucking up water, powerful muscles, and, sometimes, a pearl. And you thought ... mollusk that's encased in a shell made of two valves ...
Getty A couple who found a pearl inside a clam while on a date years ago has turned the gemstone into a precious piece of jewelry. Ken Steinkamp and Sandy Sikorski were dining at a Rhode Island ...
mother-of-pearl and onyx. By Jill Newman For centuries Native Americans treasured quahog shells, the purplish hard coverings of clams found along North Atlantic shores, which they fashioned into ...