I am curious to know the group’s thoughts about this shell find and article:

A man in Florida was walking with his family on a beach when he found an abnormally large clam. It turns out, it was not only big, but extremely old – and dates back to 1809.

Gulf Specimen Marine Lab, a research lab and aquarium, said Blaine Parker was on Alligator Point, a Florida beach on the Gulf of Mexico, when he found the quahog clam.

Most of these clams are 2.8 to 4.3 inches, according to the lab, but Parker's was six inches and 2.6 pounds.

Full article here: 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/giant-clam-florida-214-years-old-alligator-point-gulf-of-mexico-abraham-lincoln/

Happy shelling,

Marcelo Vanin

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