''Siliqua'' is a
genus
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of saltwater razor
clam
Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds. Clams have two sh ...
s,
marine bivalve
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molluscs
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in the
family
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Pharidae
Pharidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Adapedonta. This family of clams is related to the razor shells, a family which is considered to include Pharidae by some authorities.
Genera
Genera wit ...
, the
razor clam Razor clam is a common name for long, narrow, saltwater clams (which resemble a closed straight razor in shape), in the genera ''Ensis'', ''Siliqua'', '' Solecurtus'', and '' Solen'', including:
*Atlantic jackknife clam, ''Ensis directus''
*Razor s ...
s and
jackknife clams.
Species
Species in the genus ''Siliqua'' include:
[WoRMS (2009). Siliqua Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159997 on 2010-06-22]
* ''
Siliqua albida
The siliqua (plural ''siliquae'') is the modern name given (without any ancient evidence to confirm the designation) to small, thin, Roman silver coins produced in the 4th century A.D. and later. When the coins were in circulation, the Latin wo ...
''
(Adams
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* For persons, see Adams (surname)
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*Adams, California
*Adams, California, former name of Corte Madera, California
*Adams, Decatur County, Indiana
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*Adams, Massachusetts, a New England town ...
& Reeve, 1850)
* ''
Siliqua alta''
( Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) – northern or Arctic razor clam
* ''
Siliqua barnardi''
M. Huber, 2010
* ''
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 Dixon may refer to:
Places International
* Dixon Entrance, part of the Inside Passage between Alaska and British Columbia
Canada
* Dixon, Ontario
United States
* Dixon, California
* Dixon, Illinois
* Dixon, Greene County, Indiana
* Dixon, Indi ...
, 1789 - Pacific razor clam
* ''
Siliqua polita''
( W. Wood, 1828)
* ''
Siliqua pulchella''
Dunker, 1852
* ''
Siliqua radiata
The siliqua (plural ''siliquae'') is the modern name given (without any ancient evidence to confirm the designation) to small, thin, Roman silver coins produced in the 4th century A.D. and later. When the coins were in circulation, the Latin wo ...
''
(Linnaeus
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, 1758)
* ''
Siliqua rostrata
The siliqua (plural ''siliquae'') is the modern name given (without any ancient evidence to confirm the designation) to small, thin, Roman silver coins produced in the 4th century A.D. and later. When the coins were in circulation, the Latin wo ...
''
(Dunker, 1862)
* ''
Siliqua squama''
( Blainville, 1827)
References
External links
Razor & jackknife clams
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3787739
Bivalve genera
Pharidae