Siliqua (bivalve)

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Kingdom Animalia Family Pharidae Phylum Mollusca Order Veneroida		Superfamily Solenoidea Scientific name Siliqua Rank Genus Subclass Heterodonta

Length Pacific razor clam: 7.6 – 15 cm Similar Pacific razor clam, Pharidae, Atlantic jackknife clam, Pod razor, Solen

Siliqua is a genus of saltwater razor clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pharidae, the razor clams and jackknife clams.

Species

Species in the genus Siliqua include:

Siliqua albida (Adams et Reeve, 1850)

Siliqua alta (Broderip et Sowerby, 1829) – northern or Arctic razor clam

Siliqua costata (Say, 1822) – Atlantic razor clam

Siliqua fasciata (Spengler, 1794)

Siliqua grayana (Dunker, 1862)

Siliqua minima (Gmelin, 1791)

Siliqua patula – Pacific razor clam

Siliqua polita

Siliqua pulchella Dunker, 1852

Siliqua radiata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Siliqua rostrata (Dunker, 1862)

Siliqua sloati

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