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Name

Solen

razor

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Bivalvia

Subclass: Heterodonta

Genus: Solen

Habitat

Soft muddy and mostly sandy seabed (buried at shallow depths).

Feeding

Suspensivorous, by filtration of the suspended material

Distribution

All the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and in the Atlantic from Mauritania to Ireland.

Conservation status

No threats

Additional information

Edible. Very elongated, rectangular shell with unsealed front and back edges.

Additional information

Bibliography

- Gofas S., Moreno D. y Salas C. 2011. Moluscos marinos de Andalucía. Volumen I y II- Málaga: Servicio de Publicaciones e Intercambio Científico, Universidad de Málaga. - Ocaña, A., L. Sánchez Tocino, S. López González y J.F. Viciana Martín. 2000. Guía Submarina de Invertebrados no Artrópodos. Ed. Comares. Granada. 471 pp.