Mo.133 Solen (Razor - clam)

 

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Bivalvia

Order: Adapedonta

Family: Solenidae

Genus: Solen

 

Description

 

It burrows in the sand. The shell is narrow and thin. It has an elongate shell.The foot is large and cylindrical. The shell valves have flattened umbo. The siphons are short. Mantle lobes are fused ventally to form a tubular mantle cavity.

IUCN status: Not evaluated