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Pod razor

Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The pod razor (Ensis siliqua) is a species in the family Pharidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the pod 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 pod razor live?

Not recorded

Is the pod 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 pod razor classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyPharidae
  6. genusEnsis
  7. SpeciesEnsis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Solen ligulus, Solen novacula, Solen siliqua, Solen siliquosa

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Giant razor clamEnglish
  • Pod razor clamEnglish
  • Pod razor shellEnglish
  • Sword razor shellEnglish
  • břitka velkáCzech
  • barberknivmuslingDanish
  • MessermuschelGerman
  • couteauFrench
  • LongueirónGalician
  • CannolicchioItalian
  • slireskjellNorwegian Bokmål
  • tafelmesheftDutch
  • slireskjelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • NavalhaPortuguese
  • Энзис-стручокRussian
  • pošvica rovnáSlovak
  • rak knivmusslaSwedish
  • 大刀蟶Chinese
  • Lige knivmuslingDanish
  • Gerade SchwertmuschelGerman
  • ScheidenmuschelGerman
  • Schotenförmige MesserscheideGerman
  • schotenförmige ScheidenmuschelGerman
  • Schotenförmige SchwertmuschelGerman
  • SchotenmuschelGerman
  • Taschenmesser-MuschelGerman
  • Couteau communFrench
  • couteau-siliqueFrench
  • groot tafelmesheftDutch
  • LingueirãoPortuguese
  • Longeirão-direitoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pod razor

Other species in the same genus Ensis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pod razor?

The pod razor (Ensis siliqua) belongs to the family Pharidae in the order Adapedonta.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pod razor (Ensis siliqua). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ensis-siliqua

MLA

“Pod razor (Ensis siliqua).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ensis-siliqua.

BibTeX
@misc{ensis_siliqua_2026,
  title = {Pod razor (Ensis siliqua)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ensis-siliqua},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}