The most famous West Coast soft-shell clam, the razor clam is so-named because its shell resembles a folded, old-fashioned straight razor. It's best when steamed. Razor shell clam refers to each mollusc belonging to the genera Ensis and Solen. Razor clams are part of genus Mercenaria and Merceridae family. Razor clams have thin; extended shells which are similar to an old-fashioned razor handle and the shell are very attractively colored. Razor clams have the ability of moving faster then other mollusks and they can bury faster into the sand or into sand and then are quick swimmers. There are numerous species of razor shell clams but the most common is the Atlantic razor clam which is a medium size clam with the medium size of twenty five centimeters. Razor shell clams survive by feeding t