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Arched Razor Shell
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Arched Razor Shell

Ensis magnus

The razor shell, Ensis arcuatus, also called razor clam, razor fish, or spoot (colloquially), is a bivalve of the family Pharidae. It is found on sandy beaches in Northern Europe (south to Bay of Biscay).

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 483132.