SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Clams, oysters, mussels and scallops are all mollusks, meaning they are members of the invertebrate phylum Mollusca. Their cousins within the phylum include gastropods, like snails and slugs, and cephalopods, like octopuses and squid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Clams belong to a group of invertebrates called mollusks. There are over 100, 000 kinds of animals or species in the Mollusca phylum or category. Clams are also known as shellfish. The term shellfish includes members of the mollusk phylum and the crustacean subphylum.

Detailed explanation-3: -While they are both known as mollusks and bivalves, there are three major differences between clams and oysters. Distinct species: Oysters come from the Ostreidae family, while clams come from a variety of families, but we most commonly eat from the Mercenaria mercenaria family of clams.