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 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.

  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.