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Family: Solenidae knife and razor clams



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40 species (see list below)
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Ensiculus cultellus
[Cultellus clam]
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Ensiculus marmoratus
[]
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Neosolen aquaedulcioris
[]

FAO

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Pharella acutidens(Broderip & Sowerby, 1828)

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Pharella acutidens
[Sharp razor clam]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Pharella javanica(Lamarck, 1818)

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Pharella javanica
[Javanese razor clam]
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Solen arcuatus
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Solen aureomaculatus
[]
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Solen canaliculatus
[]
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Solen capensis
[]
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Solen corneus
[Jecknife clam]
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Max. Length 12 cm SHL
 
Solen dactylus
[]
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Solen delesserti
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Solen dunkerianus
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Solen exiguus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Solen gordonisYokoyama, 1920

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Solen gordonis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SHL
Solen grandisDunker, 1861

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Solen grandis
[Grand razor shell]
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Solen guinensis
[Guinea razor clam]
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Solen kajiyamai
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Solen kempi
[Kemp's razor shell]
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Solen kurodai
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Solen lamarckiiDeshayes, 1839

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Solen lamarckii
[Lamarck's razor shell]
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Solen lappeanus
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Solen linearis
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Solen luzonicus
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Solen malaccensis
[Malacca razor shell]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 17 cm SHL
Solen marginatusPulteney, 1799

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Solen marginatus
[Grooved razor clam]

FAO

Western Atlantic

Solen obliquusSprengler, 1794

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Solen obliquus
[Antillean razor clam]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Solen roseomaculatusPilsbry, 1901

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Solen roseomaculatus
[Pink-apotted razor shell]
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Solen rosewateri
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Solen rostriformis
[Rosy jackknife]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SHL
Solen sicariusGould, 1850

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Solen sicarius
[Sickle jackknife]
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Solen sloani
[]
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Solen strictus
[Gould's razor clam]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Solen tairona
[]
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Max. Length 6.1 cm DL
 
Solen tehuelcha
[]
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Solen vagina
[European razor clam]
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Solen viridis
[Green jackknife]
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Solen xishana
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Solena obliqua
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Solena rudis
[Rough jackknife]


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