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Family: Solenidae knife and razor clams



(See list of species below)


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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
[]

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

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Pharella acutidens
[Sharp razor clam]

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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
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Western Pacific

Solen gordonis Yokoyama, 1920

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Solen gordonis
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Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SHL
Solen grandis Dunker, 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
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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Solen lamarckii Deshayes, 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]

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

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Solen marginatus
[Grooved razor clam]

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Western Atlantic

Solen obliquus Sprengler, 1794

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Solen obliquus
[Antillean razor clam]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Solen roseomaculatus Pilsbry, 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]

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Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SHL
Solen sicarius Gould, 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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ensiculus cultellus Cultellus clam Indo West Pacific. 1861
Ensiculus marmoratus Indo West Pacific. 1862
Neosolen aquaedulcioris Indo-Pacific. 1920
Pharella acutidens Sharp razor clam Western Pacific. 8 SHL 1828
Pharella javanica Javanese razor clam Indo-West Pacific 8 SHL 1818
Solen arcuatus Northwest Pacific 1964
Solen aureomaculatus Eastern Indian Ocean 1964
Solen canaliculatus Western Pacific 1964
Solen capensis Western Pacific
Solen corneus Jecknife clam Western Pacific. 1818
Solen dactylus Western Indian Ocean 12 SHL 1989
Solen delesserti Indo-West Pacific. 1874
Solen dunkerianus Western Pacific 1888
Solen exiguus Western Pacific 1861
Solen gordonis Western Pacific 1920
Solen grandis Grand razor shell Western Pacific 15 SHL 1861
Solen guinensis Guinea razor clam Eastern Atlantic 1842
Solen kajiyamai Eastern Indian Ocean 1964
Solen kempi Kemp's razor shell Eastern Indian Ocean 1915
Solen kurodai Northwest Pacific 1964
Solen lamarckii Lamarck's razor shell Indo-West Pacific 10 SHL 1839
Solen lappeanus Western Atlantic. 1871
Solen linearis Indo-West Pacific. 1794
Solen luzonicus Western Pacific. 1961
Solen malaccensis Malacca razor shell Western Central Pacific 1862
Solen marginatus Grooved razor clam Eastern Atlantic and the 17 SHL 1799
Solen obliquus Antillean razor clam Western Atlantic 1794
Solen roseomaculatus Pink-apotted razor shell Indo-West Pacific 5 SHL 1901
Solen rosewateri Western Atlantic. 1971
Solen rostriformis Rosy jackknife East Pacific. 1862
Solen sicarius Sickle jackknife Northeast Pacific 12.5 SHL 1850
Solen sloani Western Pacific. 1842
Solen strictus Gould's razor clam Northwest Pacific 1861
Solen tairona Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL 1985
Solen tehuelcha Western Atlantic. 6.1 DL 1842
Solen vagina European razor clam Eastern Atlantic and the 1758
Solen viridis Green jackknife North America. 1821
Solen xishana Western Pacific 1993
Solena obliqua Western Pacific 1794
Solena rudis Rough jackknife Eastern Pacific 1852



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