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 ...

'', ''

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'', '' Solecurtus'', and '' Solen'', including: *

Atlantic jackknife clam The Atlantic jackknife clam, ''Ensis leei'', also known as the bamboo clam, American jackknife clam or razor clam, is a large edible marine bivalve mollusc found on the North American Atlantic coast, from Canada to South Carolina. The species ...

, ''Ensis directus'' *

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, ''Ensis arcuatus'' *'' Siliqua alta'', the northern or Arctic razor clam *'' Siliqua costata'', 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 China, officially the ...

, ''Solen strictus'' * Rosy razor clam, ''Solecurtus strigilatus''

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