On Earth,' she said, 'there once were tiny clams with shells so colorful that they became collectors' items.

Then came tiny clams in a broth seasoned with jabugo ham, hot red pepper and parsley.

Sweet almejas, tiny clams, were grilled not a millisecond too long.

Zucchini, mussels and tiny clams further enhanced shrimps under a lick of pesto.

Our next course was handmade spaghetti with greens and sweet tiny clams.

Delicious tiny clams for steaming or stews, with thick, ridged, hard shells.

Grey whales dive almost as prodigiously, to filter mud at the bottom and strain out the tiny clams within it.

Clams casino featured tiny sweet clams and, unfortunately, underdone bacon.

Minnows and tiny clams were placed in tanks with sediment samples and clean salt water.

Then at the last minute, delicately steamed shrimp, mussels and tiny clams still in their shells were stirred in.