- Pacific razor clam
Taxobox
name = Pacific razor clam
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Mollusca
classis =Bivalvia
ordo =Veneroida
familia =Cultellidae
genus = "Siliqua"
species = "S. patula"
binomial = "Siliqua patula"
binomial_authority = Dixon, 1788The Pacific razor clam, "Siliqua patula", is a
species of large edible marinebivalve mollusk in the family Cultellidae.This species has an elongated oblong narrow shell, which ranges from 3 to 6¼
inch es in length. It can be found along the Pacific West Coast from the easternAleutian Islands ,Alaska , toPismo Beach, California .It is similar to the smaller
Atlantic razor clam , "Siliqua costata", which is found on the American East Coast. (Another eastern species in the same family is sometimes also called arazor clam : "Ensis directus", but this is in a different genus, is not very similar, and can also be known as theAtlantic jackknife clam .)Pacific razor clams are edible, although they may sometimes accumulate dangerous levels of
domoic acid , a marine toxin.External links
* [http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/shellfish/razorclams/index.asp Pacific razor clam info]
* [http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/shellfsh/razrclam.php]
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