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The name "razor clam" is also used to refer to different species such as the Pacific razor clam (Siliqua patula) or Razor shell (Ensis magnus). Jackknife clams live in sand and mud and are found in intertidal or subtidal zones in bays and estuaries. Its streamlined shell and strong foot allow Jackknife clams to burrow quickly in wet sand.
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] Some clams expose their siphons as the surf is receding making them far easier to spot; this behavior is called ...
The razor shell has been known to reach 23 centimetres (9 in) [4] in length. The dorsal margin is straight while the ventral margin is curved. It can easily be confused with the slightly shorter 15 centimetres (6 in) and more curved E. ensis (in which both front and back are curved in parallel). Razor shells have a fragile shell, with open ends.
Aug. 21—Razor clamming is now open from the south jetty of the Siuslaw River to Cape Blanco, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and ODFW announced today. Recent shellfish samples indicate ...
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.
Oct. 1—Potentially dangerous levels of domoic acid in razor clams has triggered a closure along the entire Oregon Coast for people digging and keeping these popular shellfish. One week after the ...
Pinna bicolor is native to Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, and is commonly found in shallow waters up to 50 m (160 ft) deep. [6] [3] It also inhabits tropical zones from 35 o N-37 o S and 29 o E-154 o W; occurs from the south and eastern African coasts, Madagascar, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and India, as well as spanning from Japan to southern Australia and the whole East Indies.
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 sand, when visible at low tide. [2] This term may also colloquially include members of the genus Solen.