Razor clam is a common name for long, narrow, saltwater clams (which resemble a closed

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in shape), in the genera ''

Ensis ''Ensis'' is a genus of medium-sized edible saltwater clams, littoral bivalve molluscs in the family Pharidae. ''Ensis'', or razor clams, are known in much of Scotland as spoots, for the spouts of water they eject while burrowing into the ...

'', '' Siliqua'', ''

Solecurtus ''Solecurtus'' is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solecurtus Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies. ...

'', and '' Solen'', including: * Atlantic jackknife clam, ''Ensis directus'' *

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, ''Ensis arcuatus'' *''

Siliqua alta ''Siliqua'' is a genus of saltwater razor clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pharidae, the razor clams and jackknife clams. Species Species in the genus ''Siliqua'' include:WoRMS (2009). Siliqua Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811. Accessed t ...

'', the northern or Arctic razor clam *''

Siliqua costata ''Siliqua'' is a genus of saltwater razor clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pharidae, the razor clams and jackknife clams. Species Species in the genus ''Siliqua'' include:WoRMS (2009). Siliqua Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811. Accessed t ...

'', Atlantic razor clam * Pacific razor clam, ''Siliqua patula'' *

Gould's razor shell Gould's razor shell (''Solen strictus'') is a bivalve mollusc of the family Solenidae. It is common in Japan in sandy coastal zones of the western, southern and northeastern coasts, and also in South Korea, China and Taiwan. It lives on the sand ...

, ''Solen strictus'' *

Rosy razor clam ''Solecurtus strigilatus'', also known as the rosy razor clam, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Solecurtidae. This mollusc is a suspension feeder and can burrow with great rapidity to escape predators. I ...

, ''Solecurtus strigilatus''

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