Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Ensis ensis
Unlabelled
Razor shells
razor clams
sword razor shell
sword razor
pod razor shell
narrow jackknife clam
common razor shell
common razor clam
The sword razor
Spoot
Collection ID:
Z555.1.154
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 3 very small specimens, likely juveniles. All 3 have both valves still connected to one another. Very long and thin, curved unlike Ensis siliqua and more so than Ensis arcuatus. Off white or pale brown in colour. These molluscs burrow into sands and often live in large groups. They can be found on sandy shores and the live animals are still harvested for food.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.172) |
