Clam Dissection Lab Companion

You will be required to locate the following items on a real clam for your Phylum Mollusca Dissection Quiz:

• gills

• foot

• posterior adductor muscle

• anterior adductor muscle

• umbo

• muscle scar

• mantle

You will be required to answer these types of questions about the clam:

• Identify and describe the circulatory system of the clam.

• Describe the function of the clam's foot.

• Describe the two general functions of the gills.

• Describe the function of the clam's mantle.

You will also be required to know the phylogeny of the clam, as listed below in the table:  Remember that the scientific name of any organism is the Genus and Species names together.

You will be required to know the items on the following diagrams of a clam: