Surf Clams, Duck Clams: Family Mactridae
I have a fairly large collection of surf clams, usually known as "Southern" Surf Clams (Anatina anatina). They are triangular in shape and range to 4" although many are small. Also part of this family are the duck clams, I have two complete smooth duck clams and one complete channeled duck clam. Both the smooth duck clam and the Channeled Duck clam have paper thin shells are are rarely found whole. The smooth duck clam is somewhat rare and is rarely found in Southwest Florida.