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

Shipwreck Essex
Type:
shipwreck, steamer
Built:
1890, Cramp Shipbuilding, Philadelphia PA USA
Specs:
( 272 x 40 ft ) 3018 tons
Sunk:
Thursday September 25, 1941
ran aground on Block Island - no casualties
Depth:
30 ft

bow, boilers, hull plates & ribs