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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 maxima clam has the largest geographical distribution among giant clam species; it may be found off high- or low-elevation islands, in lagoons or fringing reefs. [7] Its rapid growth rate is likely due to its ability to cultivate algae in its body tissue. [6]: 10 Although larval clams are planktonic, they become sessile in adulthood. [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]
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.
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 creature in the video is a Pacific razor clam, though it looks enough like a geoduck to befuddle even a knowledgeable biologist: Digging into wet sand is a survival technique for the critter, ...
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 ...
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 ...