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Benthic systems are dominated by species such as Mya arenaria, better adapted to low-oxygen conditions.
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Beside the giant clam and barnacles, we found on the shore a small clam (Mesodesma arctata), which I dug with my hands in numbers on the bars, and which is sometimes eaten by the inhabitants, in the absence of the Mya arenaria, on this side.
Cape Cod 1865
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The hinge of the Mya arenaria. (a) The great tooth, (b) A ridge grooved longitudinally, (c) A fmall curve in the margin, (d) The cavity for the reception of the tooth.
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"In _Mya arenaria_ we find a highly elongated siphon.
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