Kitten's Paw
Plicatula gibbosa
A small, thick, ribbed clam shaped like a tiny paw print.
- Typical size
- Half an inch to 1 inch
- How often it turns up
- Very common
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Freely collectible.
No hazard.
How to tell it apart
- Four to six strong radiating ribs
- Thick and heavy for its size
- White with reddish brown streaks
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