Macoma nasuta, commonly known as the bent-nosed clam, is a species of bivalve found along the Pacific Ocean coast of North America.
Archaeological data supports the use of this species by Native Americans such as the Chumash peoples of central California.
[3] Common in intertidal and subtidal (50 m) zones; Prefers mud to muddy sand substrates situated in quiet waters and can burrow up to 40 cm beneath the surface sediment.
[5] Found in the neritic provinces of the eastern Pacific Ocean from Kodiak Island, Alaska, to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California.
[6][10] There is archaeological data to support the use of this species by Native Americans such as the Chumash peoples of central California.