ALMEJITAS Venus antiqua, plural diminutive of CLAM, name given to various mollusks that live in the sand at the end of rivers and seas. Clams do not have brains or eyes, but they do have heart, mouth and rectum and their circulatory system is open. That is, your organs are surrounded by blood and water that contains nutrients and oxygen. 2 . It is colloquially called clam to the vulva.