Can anyone ID this fella?
He was found in the Tennessee River a few miles above the
Chickamauga Dam along a rocky cove.
The shell was approximately 6.5 inches long - dark and covered in algae and some short seaweed. The inside shell was a purple/pink/violet iridescent color.
According to the homeless fella that ate him (I got the shell from him afterwards) it tasted much like any other clam - just bigger.
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Thanks in advance!