Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Ensis siliqua
Solen siliqua
Sword razor shell
pod razor shell
pod razor clam
giant razor clam
Collection ID:
Z555.1.231
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 2 specimen. Both have both valves still attached at the hinge. Long, thin and sub-rectangular. It is very straight sided unlikely many others in the razor clam family. The shell is white in colour with a brown periostracum. This species also burrows into sands and can be found in the lower shore into the shallow sublittoral. These specimen share a box with 1 specimen of Ensis ensis.
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.192) |
