Ensis ensis

Ensis ensis, or the sword razor, is a razor clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pharidae. It lives buried in the sand and is found off the coasts of northwest Europe.

Ensis ensis
A group of shells of Ensis ensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Pharidae
Genus: Ensis
Species:
E. ensis
Binomial name
Ensis ensis
Synonyms
  • Ensatella europaea Swainson, 1840
  • Ensis phaxoides Van Urk, 1964
  • Ensis sicula Van Urk, 1964
  • Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758
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