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Sisko scrubbing clams

Phylum search mode - Chama arcana (Nautilus)

The name Chama arcana in phylum search mode results

A clam was a species of aquatic lifeform from Earth that was frequently eaten as a food.

In 2286, one species of salt water clam, the name Chama arcana was one of the animals shown in the phylum search mode results given when Spock searched the HMS Bounty database for a match to the Whale Probe's vocalizations. The name was paired with an image of a nautilus. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

Clams were served in Sisko's Creole Kitchen. After Benjamin Sisko took a leave of absence from Starfleet, he would often clean the clams before cooking them. (DS9: "Tears of the Prophets")

Three months later, Jake Sisko asked him rhetorically how many clams they cleaned since they arrived. His father joked he wanted to take some with him to clean on the journey to Tyree. Sisko was cleaning clams when a member of the Cult of the Pah-wraiths attempted to kill him. Fortunately, Jake was able to incapacitate the man using a sack of clams. (DS9: "Image in the Sand")

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