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Alaska razor

Siliqua alta (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The alaska razor (Siliqua alta) is a species in the family Pharidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the alaska razor

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the alaska razor live?

Not recorded

Is the alaska razor endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the alaska razor classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyPharidae
  6. genusSiliqua
  7. SpeciesSiliqua alta (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)

Synonyms Machaera sodalis, Siliqua alta, Siliqua intuspurpurea, Siliqua media, Siliqua patula alta, Siliqua sloati, Siliqua sodalis, Solen altus, Solen medius, Solen tenuis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • 大溝貝Japanese
  • 보라맛조개Korean
  • Морская бритваRussian
  • オオミゾガイJapanese
  • Силиква остраяRussian
  • Силиква высокая (острая)Russian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the alaska razor

Other species in the same genus Siliqua.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the alaska razor?

The alaska razor (Siliqua alta) belongs to the family Pharidae in the order Adapedonta.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Alaska razor (Siliqua alta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/alaska-razor

MLA

“Alaska razor (Siliqua alta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/alaska-razor.

BibTeX
@misc{alaska_razor_2026,
  title = {Alaska razor (Siliqua alta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/alaska-razor},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}