| Common Name | Softshell clam |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Beal, B.F., R. Bayer, M.G. Kraus and S.R. Chapman, 1999 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | morphology |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'clam', from Middle English 'clam', i.e., 'clamp'. |