Comments on: Is there such a thing as a soft-shell clam? http://www.mepsnbarry.com/soft-shell-clam/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: meps http://www.mepsnbarry.com/soft-shell-clam/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 Fri, 02 Dec 2005 03:31:36 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/adventures/2005/11/soft-shell-clams/#comment-1660 I know! I know! I KNOW!!!!
They are a type of jellyfish, latin name “velella velella.” But more interesting, the common name for them is… “By-the-wind sailor.” How’s that for a subject-appropriate name for Meps and Barry?

Of course, we got a real kick out of the suggestions people sent us by e-mail. One learned expert said they were dolphin poop, and another, a Ph.D., told us they were regurgitated Pringles Clam Chips.

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