Razor shell | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Adapedonta |
Superfamily: | Solenoidea |
Family: | Pharidae |
Genus: | Ensis |
Species: | E. magnus
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Binomial name | |
Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817
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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 to 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.