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The pod razor (''Ensis siliqua'') is a coastal
/ref> ''Ensis siliqua'' is also known as the razor fish, razor clam or giant razor. There is at least one
of the shell are elongated and reach a length of up to . The two sides are straight and parallel. The colour is creamy white, sometimes with brownish stripes, and the
/ref> It has a very large foot and is capable of burrowing in the fine, hard-packed muddy sediments that it favours. where it is associated with the starfish ('' Astropecten irregularis'') and the common otter shell ''( Lutraria lutraria'').
bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
of European waters. It is edible and has been fished commercially, especially in Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Scotland.Consequences of hydraulic dredging for a razor clam Ensis siliqua (L.) bed in the north-west Irish Sea/ref> ''Ensis siliqua'' is also known as the razor fish, razor clam or giant razor. There is at least one
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
: ''E. s. minor''.
Description
of the shell are elongated and reach a length of up to . The two sides are straight and parallel. The colour is creamy white, sometimes with brownish stripes, and the periostracum
The periostracum ( ) is a thin, organic coating (or "skin") that is the outermost layer of the shell of many shelled animals, including molluscs and brachiopods. Among molluscs, it is primarily seen in snails and clams, i.e. in gastropods and ...
is olive green. It is sculptured with fine lines and growth marks can be seen. The anterior end is truncated while the posterior end is rounded.Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland/ref> It has a very large foot and is capable of burrowing in the fine, hard-packed muddy sediments that it favours. where it is associated with the starfish ('' Astropecten irregularis'') and the common otter shell ''( Lutraria lutraria'').
Distribution and habitat
''Ensis siliqua'' is found in coastal areas of the north east Atlantic Ocean from the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q338353 Pharidae Marine molluscs of Europe Molluscs described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus