I swear I am not going to turn this into a clam facts forum, but had to post this one!

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    4 months ago

    The smallest legally harvestable clams are called countnecks or peanuts, next size up are littlenecks, then topnecks. Above that are the cherrystones, and the largest are called quahogs or chowder clams.