Pacific razor clam

Pacific razor clam
A live Pacific razor clam in water
A group of Siliqua patula dug from Quinault Beach, Washington state

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Pharidae
Genus: Siliqua
Species:
S. patula
Binomial name
Siliqua patula
(Dixon, 1788)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Solen patulus Dixon, 1788
  • Solecurtus nuttallii (Conrad), 1837
  • Solen nuttallii Conrad, 1837

The Pacific razor clam, Siliqua patula, is a species of large marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pharidae.

  1. ^ NatureServe (1 December 2023). "Siliqua patula". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ Hiebert, T.C. (2015). "Siliqua patula The flat razor clam". In T.C. Hiebert; B.A. Butler & A.L. Shanks (eds.). Oregon Estuarine Invertebrates: Rudys' Illustrated Guide to Common Species (PDF) (3 ed.). University of Oregon Libraries and Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, OR. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ Gary Rosenberg (2011). "Siliqua patula (Dixon, 1789)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 May 2021.