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Chesapeake Bay Critters
A Calamity
- I am a bivalve.
- I can't move on my own.
- I live in brackish or salty water.
- I live in shallow water.
- I like to burrow in sand.
- I am a filter.
- Some of my kind have hard shells, some have soft shells.
- I can survive any level of salinity above 4 ppt.
- I eat microscopic algae.
- I can survive near-anoxic conditions.
Who Am I?