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Arched Razor Shell

Ensis magnus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 205, February 151, March 237, April 372, May 537, June 586, July 627, August 539, September 396, October 295, November 161, December 126.
United States4,253
Alaska4,231
Canada245
New Brunswick79
Quebec68
Prince Edward Island41
Nova Scotia41
Maine22
Newfoundland and Labrador16
Spain3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderRock-borers, Jacknives, and Razor Clams · Adapedonta
FamilyPharidae
GenusEnsis

Sources

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