Razor shell

Razor shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Superfamily: Solenoidea
Family: Pharidae
Genus: Ensis
Species:
E. magnus
Binomial name
Ensis magnus
Synonyms[1]
  • Ensis arcuatus (Jeffreys, 1865)
  • Ensis arcuatus var. ensoides Van Urk, 1964
  • Ensis arcuatus var. norvegica Van Urk, 1964
  • Solen siliqua var. arcuata Jeffreys, 1865

The razor shell, Ensis magnus, also called razor clam, razor fish[2] or spoot (colloquially), is a bivalve of the family Pharidae. It is found on sandy beaches in Canada and northern Europe (north of the Bay of Biscay).

In some locations, the common name "razor shell" is also used to refer to members of the family Solenidae, including species of the genera Ensis and Solen,[3] by some taxonomic classifications which include the family Pharidae within the family Solenidae. It prefers coarser sand than its relatives E. ensis and E. siliqua.

  1. ^ "Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Razor Fish Recipes". Simple Chinese Food. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  3. ^ Breen, Mike; Trevor Howe; Phil Copland (February 2011). "A REPORT ON ELECTRICAL FISHING FOR RAZOR CLAMS (ENSIS SP.) AND ITS LIKELY EFFECTS ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT" (PDF). Marine Scotland Science Report 03/11. Marine Scotland Science Marine Laboratory: 11. Retrieved 24 January 2014.