Arched Razor Shell

Ensis magnus

• Group: Other

A long, curved razor shell, this clam stands buried upright in fine sand and can retract in an instant on its muscular foot when disturbed. It lives in the shallow subtidal, including patches stirred by estuary outflows.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Adapedonta › Pharidae › Ensis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 160539.