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{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Ensis_siliqua-V.jpg
| image_upright = 0.8
| genus = Ensis
| species = siliqua
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]<ref>[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140735 World Register of Marine Species]</ref>
| display_parents = 3
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision = See text
| synonyms =
*''Solen siliqua'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
*''Solen novaculus'' <small>Montagu, 1803</small>
*''Solen ligulus'' <small>Turton, 1822</small>
*''Solen siliquosus'' <small>Locard, 1886</small>
|synonyms_ref= <ref name="msip-synonym">{{cite web
| title = Marine Species Identification Portal: Ensis siliqua
| url = http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=mollusca&menuentry=soorten&id=676&tab=synoniemen
| access-date = 2012-02-03
}}</ref>
}}
The '''pod razor''' (''Ensis siliqua'') is a [[coast]]al [[bivalve]] of [[Europe]]an waters. It is edible and has been fished commercially, especially in [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Ireland]] and [[Scotland]].<ref name=Consequences>[http://www.ria.ie/RIA/files/d1/d1260ab5-19f4-43c1-8ba8-b0741a13a64d.pdf Consequences of hydraulic dredging for a razor clam Ensis siliqua (L.) bed in the north-west Irish Sea]</ref>
''Ensis siliqua'' is also known as the razor fish, [[razor clam]] or giant razor.
There is at least one [[subspecies]]: ''E. s. minor''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.manandmollusc.net/molluscan_food_files/molluscan_food_7.html|title = Edible Molluscs Page 7}}</ref>
==Description==
[[File:Ensis siliqua 001.png|thumb|left|upright=1.10|''Ensis siliqua''; a) foot b) mantle c) inhalant siphon d) exhalant siphon e) shell]]
{{nowrap|The valves}} of the shell are elongated and reach a length of up to {{convert|21|cm|in|1|spell=in}}. The two sides are straight and parallel. The color is creamy white, sometimes with brownish stripes, and the [[periostracum]] is olive green. It is sculptured with fine lines and growth marks can be seen. The anterior end is truncated while the posterior end is rounded.<ref name=CSGB>[http://www.conchsoc.org/encyclopedia/speciesInfo.php?taxon_version_key=NBNSYS0000175136 Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland]</ref> It has a very large foot and is capable of burrowing in the fine, hard-packed muddy sediments that it favours. where it is associated with the starfish (''[[Astropecten irregularis]]'') and the common otter shell ''([[Lutraria lutraria]]'').<ref name=Consequences/>
==Distribution and habitat==
''Ensis siliqua'' is found in coastal areas of the north east Atlantic Ocean from the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.<ref name=CSGB/>
==References==
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{{Edible molluscs}}
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[[Category:Pharidae]]
[[Category:Marine molluscs of Europe]]
[[Category:Bivalves described in 1758]]
[[Category:Edible molluscs]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]