New Jersey Scuba Diving

Pearly Mussel

Pearly Mussel

Elliptio crassidens

Size: to 6"

Habitat: dug into muddy or sandy bottoms in quiet waters

Notes: Looks like a clam, but it's actually a mussel.

clams

Atlantic

Shipwreck Atlantic
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
May 1846, Jeremiah Simonson, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 320 x 36 ft ) 1112 gross tons, 75 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Friday November 26, 1846
boiler explosion; then grounded during storm on Fisher's Island - 45 casualties
Depth:
20 ft

More: Atlantic ...

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