APHOTOMARINE
An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.
Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758) - Pod razor (Marine Bivalve Images)
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Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- live animal 1
Ensis siliqua
- live animal 1
Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- live animal 2
Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- live animal 3
Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- live animal 4
Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- live animal with foot extended 1
Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- live animal / siphon 1
Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- live animal / siphon 2
Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- live animal / siphon 3
Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- live animal / siphon 4
Pod razor
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- live animal / siphon 5
Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- shell 1
Pod razor
Ensis siliqua
- shell inside 1
Quite a common find on most sandy beaches and sheltered bays in the county. Shells of this species are particularly common after storms when they are frequently washed up on the high tide mark or below. Live animals are often found close to the low tide mark, where they are commonly dug and used as bait by fishermen.
Photographed at Whitsand Bay near Torpoint, and Par Beach, St. Blazey, and at Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall.
Scientific and European Names:
Ensis siliqua, Pod razor, Razor shell, Groot tafelmesheft, Couteau, Scheidenmuschel, Schotenmuschel.
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