We were talking about foods in Spanish class, and I couldn't help but wonder what was the difference between them. And I would like to know.
2006-10-19 16:05:23 · 6 answers · asked by katy j 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Clams are an obvious bi-valve that is capable of moving where an oyster is in a shell that opens but is not equal on each side. They just lay around filtering water to feed.
Personally, I prefer oysters to clams because clams are chewie. Just don't look at it and down one on the half-shell - delicious. They are excellent fried, and in a cream stew or soup. Just make sure they are fresh and you know where they came from. People get very ill eating bad seafood - especially shellfish.
2006-10-19 16:12:19 · answer #1 · answered by MotherNature 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, the similarities are: 1.- Both are members of the same family known as mollusk. The word mollusk is derived from the Latin word mollus, which means ‘soft’. All mollusks are soft-bodied animals. 2.- Both are bivalve, that is they have a shell consisting of two hinged valves. The difference are: 1.- Oyster are characterized by rough and irregularly shaped shells that are closed by one adductor muscles. Clams are round, elongated or oval in shaped shells that are smooth and closed by two adductor muscles. 2.- In the oyster, the upper shell is larger and hollowed to contain the oyster's body; the lower shell is usually flat but may be concave. In the clam the shells are symmetrical. 3.- Adult oysters live attached to an object. Adult clams live buried in sand, hence, "digging for clams". And what do you think is the main difference between mollusks and us? Our soft bodies protect our skeletons whereas their skeletons protect their soft bodies!
2016-05-22 04:17:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one difference is a clam has a smooth shell and an oyster has a rough shell..another difference is the way that they filter water...other then that i think they are pretty much the same...oh and oysters produce pearls...
2006-10-19 16:16:39 · answer #3 · answered by girlanne14 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I highly recommend going to a restaurant and finding out firsthand. Yum, yum!
2006-10-19 16:20:18 · answer #4 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clams
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oysters
2006-10-19 16:32:55 · answer #5 · answered by ChaoticChicaLovesJT 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
different species.
2006-10-19 16:13:08 · answer #6 · answered by a_poor_misguided_soul 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋