Gould's razor shell

Gould's razor shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unassigned Euheterodonta
Family: Solenidae
Genus: Solen
Species: Solen strictus
Binomial name
Solen strictus
Gould, 1861
Synonyms
  • Solen gouldi Conrad, 1868
  • Solen gracilis Gould, 1861
  • Solen gracilis Philippi, 1847
  • Solen incertus Clessin, 1888
  • Solen pechiliensis Grabau & King, 1928
  • Solen xishana Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993

Gould's razor shell (Solen strictus) is a bivalve mollusc of the family Solenidae. Common in Japan in sandy coastal zones of the western, southern, and north-eastern coasts, also in South Korea, China, Taiwan. It lives on the sandy littoral zone, prefer the depth about 20–50 cm.

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