How do clams and or oysters reproduce and where does the shells come from?

Question

I was at the shore recently and my husband was eating clams. If the meat of the clam is attached by muscle to the shell, how do they procreate?? just a silly thing i pondered since thinking of that.

Answer 1

they release sperm and eggs into the water.
Unlike humans, they don't have certain, uh, body parts, that would allow them to, uh, procreate the same way as us. Fish also do the same. Ever see finding nemo? The eggs and sperm are released near and a tremendous amount of luck allows them to become fertilzied and after that, they lie within reach of predators or animals that just want to eat them.

Ok, from wiki:
Oysters usually mature by one year of age. They are protandric, which means that during their first year they spawn as males (releasing sperm into the water). As they grow larger over the next two or three years and develop greater energy reserves, they release eggs, as females. Bay oysters are usually prepared to spawn by the end of June. An increase in water temperature prompts a few initial oysters to spawn. This triggers a spawning 'chain reaction', which clouds the water with millions of eggs and sperm. A single female oyster can produce up to 100 million eggs annually. The eggs become fertilized in the water and develop into larvae, which eventually find suitable sites on which to settle, such as another oyster's shell. Attached oyster larvae are called 'spat'. Spat are oysters 25 mm or less in length.

I've got both definitions, one from wiki and one from me, whatever's easier to swallow.

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How do clams and or oysters reproduce and where does the shells come from?
I was at the shore recently and my husband was eating clams. If the meat of the clam is attached by muscle to the shell, how do they procreate?? just a silly thing i pondered since thinking of that.

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How Do Clams Reproduce

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Answer 5

Well, a mommy clam and a daddy clam get together and schedule a night alone together .While the other little clams are at the sitters house, the mommy and daddy clam engage in some special hugging.....LOL

Answer 6

Clam Reproduction

Answer 7

welll, when mating season for them comes, the shells open up. the male comes to the female, cus she makes this smell thingy, and the shells open up, and he has a ll muscle thingy, and they do wat the gotta do...lol..and their shells develope as they grow

Answer 8

they have sex