Razor Clam
Ensis siliqua · Mollusc
A long, narrow bivalve up to 21 cm, shaped like a closed razor, burrowing with a big foot in packed sand and mud from the low shore down, from the Baltic and North Sea to the Mediterranean. At low tide its figure-eight holes give it away; a pinch of salt in the hole drives it up, and it must be grabbed before it dives back 40 to 50 cm down. It is fished in Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Scotland and sautéed with garlic and herbs; overcooked, it turns rubbery.
- Danger
- Harmless
- How it is met
- In colonies, day and night
- Size
- Small
- In winter
- Active in winter
Where it lives
Gives
Sources
- Ensis siliqua. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2026.
- Ensis siliqua. Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre, 2026.
- Couteau (mollusque). Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre, 2026.
Open it in Biomes — MGS Toolbox