Ensis ensis

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 Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Ensatella europaea Swainson, 1840 Ensis phaxoides Van Urk, 1964 Ensis sicula Van Urk, 1964 Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758 [1]

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.