🐚Pacific razor clam
The Pacific razor clam, Siliqua patula, is a large mollusc native to North America belonging to the family Pharidae. Pacific razor clams are sexually dimorphic, but as with all clams, there is no way to tell the difference between sexes without dissecting them or evaluating them under a microscope. The shell ranges in colours as the clams grow, starting out brown, and turning to a more yellow colour as the clam matures, eventually turning brown once more as the clam reaches a larger size. It ranges from around 4–12 inches (100–300 mm), and eats minuscule life in the ocean, such as plankton or plants. The Pacific razor clam is famously known for its delicious flavour, which makes it a largely hunted and coveted organism.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Siliqua patula yet.
- Body mass
- not recorded
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 9 years
Everything we know about the Pacific razor clam
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Maximum lifespan9 yearsrecord 19 years · SeaLifeBaseAnAgeDetails ↓Hide ↑
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
Source: AnAge · AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) · CC BY 3.0
Shell length0.18 mmaximum recorded, shell lengthSeaLifeBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
Source: SeaLifeBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0
Not recorded for Pacific razor clam yet: body mass, body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumMollusca
- ›classBivalvia
- ›orderAdapedonta
- ›familyPharidae
- ›genusSiliqua
- ›speciesSiliqua patula
- phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
- classClams, mussels & oysters · Bivalvia
- familyPharidae
- genusSiliqua
All 9 branches ↓Fewer branches ↑
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
- classClams, mussels & oysters · Bivalvia
- subclassHeterodonta
- superorderImparidentia
- orderAdapedonta
- superfamilySolenoidea
- familyPharidae
- genusSiliqua
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