Manila clam (1969, 1971, 1972); Sea Dollar (1879)

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MANILA CLAM

   More local seafood for you Washington State readers.  "Manila clam" is not
in the revised OED?
   From the NEW YORK TIMES, 1 July 1990, pg. XX6: "The Manila, as it is
called, took hold in the 60's, and it is now the standard of the Northwest
clam industry."
   These are the last of _120 hits_ in the NEW YORK TIMES alone:

  115.      Glittering Italian on the South Shore; By JOANNE STARKEY; New
York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jun 18, 1989; pg. LI15, 1 pgs


  116.      For Northwest Chefs, a Mixed Blessing In an Abundance of Local
Products; By BRYAN MILLER, SEATTLE; New York Times (1857-Current file), New
York, N.Y.; May 17, 1989; pg. C6, 1 pgs

  117.      'Clean Eating' for the Holidays; By M.H. REED; New York Times
(1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Nov 13, 1988; pg. WC31, 1 pgs

  118.      Italian Fare for Healthy Appetites; By PATRICIA BROOKS; New York
Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Feb 14, 1988; pg. CN35, 1 pgs

  119.      SEAFOOD OF THE DESERT; BY SUSAN HERRMANN LOOMIS; New York Times
(1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Aug 30, 1987; pg. SM47, 2 pgs

  120.      Ordering the Fresh Produce; New York Times (1857-Current file),
New York, N.Y.; Apr 17, 1985; pg. C8, 1 pgs


(JSTOR database)
Ecological Effects of Intertidal Manila Clam Cultivation: Observations at the
End of the Cultivation Phase
B. E. Spencer; M. J. Kaiser; D. B. Edwards
Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 34, No. 2. (Apr., 1997), pp. 444-452.

(WORLDCAT database)
A guide to Manila clam aquaculture in Puget Sound /
Author: Anderson, Gregory J.; Miller, Mark B.; Chew, Kenneth K.
Publication: Seattle : Washington Sea Grant Program, College of Ocean and
Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, 1982
Document: English : Book
Libraries: 25


Libraries with Item: "The morphology, morphogen..."
WA UNIV OF WASHINGTON LIBR  WAU
Libraries that Own Item: 1
Title: The morphology, morphogenesis and reactive responses of 3H-thymidine
labeled leucocytes in the Manila clam, Tapes semidecussata (Reeve).
Author(s): Cheney, Daniel P., 1941-
Year: 1969
Description: 194 l. illus.
Language: English
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor: Manila clam.
Leucocytes.
Wounds and injuries.
Note(s): Bibliography: l. [150]-158./ Dissertation: Thesis (Ph.
D.)--University of Washington.
Material Type: Thesis/dissertation (deg); Manuscript text (mtx)
Document Type: Book
Entry: 19890513
Update: 20020622
Accession No: OCLC: 19703580
Database: WorldCat

Libraries with Item: "The setting and growth of..."
WA UNIV OF WASHINGTON LIBR  WAU
Libraries that Own Item1
Title: The setting and growth of the Manila clam, Venerupis japonica
(Deshayes), in Hood Canal, Washington.
Author(s): Nosho, Terry Yoshihisa.
Year: 1971
Description: 67 l. illus.
Language: English
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor: Clams -- Washington (State) -- Hood Canal.
Mollusks -- Washington (State) -- Hood Canal.
Manila clam.
Note(s): Bibliography: l. [64]-67./ Dissertation: Thesis (M.S.)--University
of Washington.
Other Titles: Manila clam.
Material Type: Thesis/dissertation (deg); Manuscript text (mtx)
Document Type: Book
Entry: 19890821
Update: 20020712
Accession No: OCLC: 20224474

Libraries with Item: "Various aspects of the reproductive..."
WA UNIV OF WASHINGTON LIBR  WAU
Libraries that Own Item: 1
Title: Various aspects of the reproductive cycle of the manila clam
(Venerupis japonica).
Author(s): Holland, David Allen.
Year: 1972
Description: 61 l. illus.
Language: English
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor: Clams.
Note(s): Bibliography: l. 51-54./ Dissertation: Thesis (M.S.)--University of
Washington.
Other Titles: Manila clam (Venerupis japonics)
Material Type: Thesis/dissertation (deg); Manuscript text (mtx)
Document Type: Book
Entry: 19890523
Update: 20020627
Accession No: OCLC: 19750871
Database: WorldCat

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SEA DOLLAR

   OED has 1884 for "sand dollar."  This "sea dollar" just looked
interesting.  Same thing?
   "Thousand dollars" sure throws off a "sand dollar" search.


Search the Full-Text of Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912
79-11-01
Page 879
. . . > around at right angles with the pillow, and at in-
tervals kicked out wildly, scattering the bed-
clothes far and near. Above their heads two
shelves contained their museum of treasures col-
lected during the day. Pebbles, bits of lobster
shells and claws, "sea-dollars," dried star-fish,
the shells of sea-urchins perforated with a skill
no Chinese carver on ivory ever could imitate,
mussels, oysters overgrown with sea-weed -- what
. . .