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data-file-height="2030" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%">A group of <i>Siliqua patula</i> dug from <a href="/wiki/Quinault,_Washington" title="Quinault, Washington">Quinault</a> Beach, Washington state </td></tr> <tr style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"> <th colspan="2"><div style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Conservation_status" title="Conservation status">Conservation status</a></div> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><div style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Status_TNC_G5.svg/220px-Status_TNC_G5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Status_TNC_G5.svg/330px-Status_TNC_G5.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/23px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Domain: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eukaryote" title="Eukaryote">Eukaryota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kingdom: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Animal" title="Animal">Animalia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Phylum: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mollusca" title="Mollusca">Mollusca</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bivalvia" title="Bivalvia">Bivalvia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adapedonta" title="Adapedonta">Adapedonta</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pharidae" title="Pharidae">Pharidae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Siliqua_(bivalve)" title="Siliqua (bivalve)"><i>Siliqua</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>S. patula</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Siliqua patula</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;">(<a href="/wiki/George_Dixon_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="George Dixon (Royal Navy officer)">Dixon</a>, 1788)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a><sup id="cite_ref-scolarsbank_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scolarsbank-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WoRMS_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WoRMS-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><i>Solen patulus</i> <small>Dixon, 1788</small></li> <li><i>Solecurtus nuttallii</i> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Timothy_Abbott_Conrad" title="Timothy Abbott Conrad">Conrad</a>), 1837</small></li> <li><i>Solen nuttallii</i> <small>Conrad, 1837</small></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p>The <b>Pacific razor clam</b>, <i><b>Siliqua patula</b></i>, is a <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of large <a href="/wiki/Marine_(ocean)" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine (ocean)">marine</a> <a href="/wiki/Bivalve" class="mw-redirect" title="Bivalve">bivalve</a> <a href="/wiki/Mollusc" class="mw-redirect" title="Mollusc">mollusc</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> <a href="/wiki/Pharidae" title="Pharidae">Pharidae</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Range">Range</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pacific_razor_clam&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Range"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pacific razor clams can be found along the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="West Coast of the United States">Pacific West Coast</a> of <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> from the eastern <a href="/wiki/Aleutian_Islands" title="Aleutian Islands">Aleutian Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Pismo_Beach,_California" title="Pismo Beach, California">Pismo Beach, California</a>. They inhabit sandy <a href="/wiki/Beach" title="Beach">beaches</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Intertidal_zone" title="Intertidal zone">intertidal zone</a> down to a maximum water depth of about 9 m (30 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-wdfw_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wdfw-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pacific_razor_clam&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This species has an elongated oval narrow shell, which ranges from 8 to 15 cm (3 to 6 in) in length in the southern portion of its range, with individuals up to 28 cm (11 in) found in Alaska.<sup id="cite_ref-wdfw_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wdfw-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is similar to the smaller <a href="/wiki/Siliqua_(bivalve)" title="Siliqua (bivalve)">Atlantic razor clam</a>, <i>Siliqua costata</i>, which is found on the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="East Coast of the United States">East Coast of the United States</a>. </p><p>The name <i>razor clam</i> is also used for the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_jackknife_clam" title="Atlantic jackknife clam">Atlantic jackknife clam</a>, <i>Ensis directus.</i> The Atlantic jackknife clam's genus, <a href="/wiki/Ensis" title="Ensis">Ensis</a>, is different than the Pacific razor clam's genus, <a href="/wiki/Siliqua_(bivalve)" title="Siliqua (bivalve)">Siliqua</a>. However, they are both in the same family, <a href="/wiki/Pharidae" title="Pharidae">Pharidae</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="As_food">As food</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pacific_razor_clam&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: As food"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pacific razor clams are a highly desirable shellfish species and are collected by both commercial and recreational harvesters.<sup id="cite_ref-adfg_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adfg-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Razor clams, like other shellfish, may accumulate dangerous levels of the marine toxin <a href="/wiki/Domoic_acid" title="Domoic acid">domoic acid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wdfwacid_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wdfwacid-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harvesters should check current public health recommendations by marine authorities before collecting razor clams. </p><p>In the United States, razor clam harvesting is typically authorized by state officials several times a year.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harvesters locate the clam by looking for a "show," which can present as either a hole or depression in the sand.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some clams expose their siphons as the surf is receding making them far easier to spot; this behavior is called "necking".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Razor clams are commonly battered and fried in <a href="/wiki/Butter" title="Butter">butter</a>. 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