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Harvesters should check current public health recommendations by marine authorities before collecting razor clams. In the United States, razor clam harvesting is typically authorized by state officials several times a year. [7] Harvesters locate the clam by looking for a "show," which can present as either a hole or depression in the sand. [8]
The pod razor (Ensis siliqua) is a coastal bivalve of European waters. It is edible and has been fished commercially, especially in Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Scotland. [3] Ensis siliqua is also known as the razor fish, razor clam or giant razor. There is at least one subspecies: E. s. minor. [4]
Razor clam is a common name for long, narrow, saltwater clams (which resemble a closed straight razor in shape), including: Atlantic jackknife clam, Ensis directus; Gould's razor shell, Solen strictus; Pacific razor clam, Siliqua patula; Pinna bicolor, a species of large saltwater clam in the family Pinnidae; Razor shell, Ensis arcuatus
The shell of the clam ranges from 15 centimetres (6 in) to over 20 centimetres (8 in) in length, but the extremely long siphons make the clam itself much longer than this: the "shaft" or siphons alone can be 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in length. The geoduck is the largest burrowing clam in the world. [3]
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 ).
Ensis ensis, or the sword razor, is a razor clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pharidae. It lives buried in the sand and is found off the coasts of northwest Europe. It lives buried in the sand and is found off the coasts of northwest Europe.
Siliqua costata (Say, 1822) – Atlantic razor clam; Siliqua fasciata (Spengler, 1794) Siliqua grayana (Dunker, 1862) Siliqua herberti M. Huber, 2015; Siliqua japonica Dunker, 1861; Siliqua lucida (Conrad, 1837) Siliqua minima (Gmelin, 1791) Siliqua patula Dixon, 1789 - Pacific razor clam; Siliqua polita (W. Wood, 1828) Siliqua pulchella Dunker ...
Sinonovacula constricta, the constricted tagelus, Chinese razor clam or Agemaki clam, is a commercially important species of bivalve native to the estuaries and mudflats of China and Japan. It is extensively aquafarmed in China and other countries, with 742,084 tons worth US$667,876,000 harvested in 2008.