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Family: Pharidae



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36 species (see list below)
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Cultellus attenuatus
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Cultellus pellucidus
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Cultellus scalprum
[]
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Cultellus tenuis
[African knife clam]
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Ensis californicus
[]

Fenwick, David

Eastern Atlantic and the

Ensis ensis(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Ensis ensis
[Razor shell]
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Ensis goreensis
[Goree razor clam]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Ensis leeiHuber, 2015

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Ensis leei
[American jack knife clam]
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Max. Length 16.5 cm SHL
 
Ensis macha
[Razor clam]
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Ensis magnus
[Arched razor shell]
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Max. Length 14.6 cm DL
 
Ensis megistus
[]

FAO

Western Central Atlantic

Ensis minorDall, 1900

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Ensis minor
[Minor jackknife]
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Ensis myrae
[California jackknife]

Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 15.5 cm SHL
Ensis siliqua(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Ensis siliqua
[Sword razor shell]
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Novaculina gangetica
[]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 10.0 cm SHL
Pharus legumen(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pharus legumen
[Bean razor clam]
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Phaxas adriaticus
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Phaxas albida
[]
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Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Phaxas cultellus
[]
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Phaxas hanleyi
[]
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Phaxas pellucidus
[Transparent razor shell]
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Phaxas scalpra
[]
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Siliqua alta
[Alaska razor]
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Siliqua costata
[Atlantic razor]
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Siliqua fasciata
[]
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Siliqua grayana
[]
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Siliqua japonica
[]
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Siliqua lucida
[Transparent razor]
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Siliqua minima
[]
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Max. Length 18 cm SHL
 
Siliqua patula
[Pacific razor]
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Siliqua pulchella
[Bright and thin razor clam]
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Siliqua radiata
[Sunset siliqua]
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Siliqua sloati
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Siliqua squama
[Rough razor]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Siliqua winterianaDunker, 1852

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Siliqua winteriana
[Winter's razor clam]
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Sinonovacula constricta
[Chinese razor clam]


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