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Pacific razor

Siliqua patula (G. Dixon, 1789)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the Pacific 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 Pacific razor live?

Not recorded

Is the Pacific 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 Pacific razor classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyPharidae
  6. genusSiliqua
  7. SpeciesSiliqua patula (G. Dixon, 1789)

Synonyms Siliqua californica, Siliqua nuttallii, Siliqua patula, Solecurtus nuttallii, Solen patulus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Pacific razor clamEnglish
  • břitka jedláCzech
  • Pazifische MessermuschelGerman
  • Coutelet à montant du PacifiqueFrench
  • ダイコクオオミゾガイJapanese
  • 왜맛조개Korean
  • Силиква открытаяRussian
  • 北太平洋豆蟶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Pacific razor

Other species in the same genus Siliqua.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Pacific razor?

The Pacific razor (Siliqua patula) 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). Pacific razor (Siliqua patula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-razor

MLA

“Pacific razor (Siliqua patula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-razor.

BibTeX
@misc{pacific_razor_2026,
  title = {Pacific razor (Siliqua patula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-razor},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}