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'''Clampies''' (also known as '''Giant Clams'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 79.</ref> or simply '''Clams'''<ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' Prima Official Game Guide, page 29.</ref>) are giant [[clam]] enemies that debuted in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They open and close their valves periodically, often revealing items inside their cavities. The player can collect these items and swim away before getting caught inside the Clampy as it closes its valves.

Clampies make their first 2D game appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', only appearing in [[World 1-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-4]] and in a secret area in [[World 4-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4-1]]. They were slightly reshaped, and now display a purple coloration with darker wavy stripes, which would stick to them in most future appearances. They have [[coin]]s or [[1-Up Mushroom]]s between their valves in order to lure a character close so they can attack them. If a Clampy closes its shell in on a character, it will trap them inside for a brief moment and damage them before opening back up. However, their top shells (when closed) and the inside of their cavities (when open) are safe to tread on. In general, Clampies spawn in mid-water and slowly sink to a ground underneath, after which they begin their routine of opening and closing their valves. One Clampy in World 1-4 slips into a pit after touching the ground.

A single Clam appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', behaving and looking identically to the species' initial appearance in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. It appears on the seabed in [[Starshine Beach Galaxy]].

Clampies appear in the [[3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon|Cheep Cheep Lagoon]] and [[GCN Daisy Cruiser|Daisy Cruiser]] racecourses in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. They are obstacles that are found only [[Underwater driving|underwater]], containing coins and [[Item Box]]es between their valves that racers can pick up, taking care not to be trapped by the Clampy's valves. Racers can perform [[trick]]s on them when they are open.

Clampies reappear in 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', acting the same as they did in ''Mario Kart 7''. They are able to spin out drivers in a [[Bubble]] without popping their Bubble. The Item Boxes that Clampies produce, if broken, do not respawn immediately unlike other Item Boxes.

Clampies reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the background of the board [[Whimsical Waters]]. They also appear in the minigame [[Cheep Cheep Check]], where they are used by the solo player to disperse large clusters of bubbles meant to distract the other players from counting the Cheep Cheeps.