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|image=[[File:DMW-Clampy.png|200px]]<br>In-game artwork of a Clampy from ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''.

|latest_appearance=''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])

|related=[[Clam]]<br>[[Clambo]]<br>[[Durapurl]]<br>[[Oyster]]

'''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.

 

One cream-colored Clampy first appears in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', being encountered in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]. Much like the clams in ''Super Mario 64'', it holds treasures inside such as [[Star Chip]]s and [[coin]]s, depending on the mission selected.

[[File:Clamnsbwii.png|150px|thumb|left|A Clampy from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]

Clampies make their first fixed-camera 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]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====

Giant Clams also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' where they act exactly like they do in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. One can be found in a secret area of [[Waterspout Beach]], while multiple inhabit {{world-link|coin|5|World Coin-5 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}}.

===''Mario Kart 7''===

Clampies appear in the [[Cheep Cheep Lagoon (3DS)|Cheep Cheep Lagoon]] and [[Daisy Cruiser (GCN)|Daisy Cruiser]] racecourses in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. They are obstacles that are found only 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 ''[[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.

SMG2 Clampy Artwork.png|Artwork of a Clampy from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''

Clampy with coins.png|Screenshot of a Clampy holding [[Coin]]s in its mouth from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''

==Names in other languages==

|Jap=アコヤガイ

|JapM=[[wikipedia:Pinctada|Pearl oyster]]

|FreM=From ''coquillage'' (sea shell)

|SpaAM=From ''ostra'' (oyster)

|Ita=Mollusky

|ItaM=From ''mollusco'' (mollusk)

|Por=Conchaí

|PorM=From ''concha'' (seashell)

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