Natural North Dakota

Giant Floater Clam

08.03.2019 - By Prairie PublicPlay

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I recently received a call about a clam at Lake Metigoshe. The caller had found one in the sediment along his shoreline and was wondering about it. I have never seen any clam shells around the lake, much less a live one. But with a little help from a colleague at Valley City State University I have tentatively identified it as a Giant floater ( Pygandon grandis ).

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