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Rough razor

Siliqua squama (Blainville, 1827)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the rough 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 rough razor live?

Not recorded

Is the rough 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 rough razor classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyPharidae
  6. genusSiliqua
  7. SpeciesSiliqua squama (Blainville, 1827)

Synonyms Siliqua squama, Solecurtus nitidus, Solecurtus squama

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Rough razor clamEnglish
  • Squamate razor clamEnglish
  • Raue Atlantische MessermuschelGerman
  • タイセイヨウオオミゾガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rough razor

Other species in the same genus Siliqua.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rough razor?

The rough razor (Siliqua squama) 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). Rough razor (Siliqua squama). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-razor

MLA

“Rough razor (Siliqua squama).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-razor.

BibTeX
@misc{rough_razor_2026,
  title = {Rough razor (Siliqua squama)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-razor},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}