The Razor clams scientific name is Siliqua patula. Razor
clams have a long narrow shell, which on an adult is about 7
inches long. Very young Razor clams are brown, as they grow they
turn a yellowish-brown, then when they are adults they turn back
to brown. The inside of a Razor clams is glossy white with some
purple. They have a neck (also called a siphon) sticking out
one end of their shell and a foot out the other. Razor clams
eat plankton and minute plants filtered through their siphon
from the surrounding seawater. They also get air by sucking sea
water through their siphon.
Razor clams live in the water all year at around 180 feet below
the surface. They usual also dig themselves up to four feet down
in the sand. The Razor clam lives in the Pacific Ocean, all the
way to the Cook Inlet, Bering Sea, and Siberia. They have also
been found in gismo, California, and the Aleutian Islands. Razor
clams like to live close to coasts. |
