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Siliqua (genus)
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Siliqua is a genus
of saltwater razor clam
s, marine
bivalve mollusks in the family
Cultellidae, the razor clams and jackknife clams.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of saltwater razor clam
Clam
The word "clam" can be applied to freshwater mussels, and other freshwater bivalves, as well as marine bivalves.In the United States, "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, as a general term covering all bivalve molluscs...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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bivalve mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cultellidae, the razor clams and jackknife clams.
Species
The following species of Siliqua genus are described:- 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 clamPacific razor clamThe Pacific razor clam, Siliqua patula, is a species of large edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cultellidae.-Range:Pacific razor clams can be found along the Pacific West Coast from the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to Pismo Beach, California...
- Siliqua polita
- Siliqua pulchella Dunker, 1852
- Siliqua radiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Siliqua rostrata (Dunker, 1862)
- Siliqua sloati