| Washington clam （Veneridae） |
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| This lives in the mud bottoms from the intertidal zone to depth of the water around 40m. We can find a childish shellfish of around 2cm from the sand mud bottom of the tide pool. This shellfish living in the offing grows big to around 10cm. We are sold in the names of OKUGAI and OOASARI. |
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| 「水のいきものシリーズ第１集 大阪湾・磯に生きる貝」 |
| This page is translated from the original of the book which the Natural history museum .Kishiwada city published mentioned above. |
| Photo responsibility: Tannowa fishermen's cooperative association |