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Green jackknife

Solen viridis Say, 1821

Status not recordedmolluscs

The green jackknife (Solen viridis) is a species in the family Solenidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the green jackknife

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the green jackknife live?

Not recorded

Is the green jackknife endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the green jackknife classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familySolenidae
  6. genusSolen
  7. SpeciesSolen viridis Say, 1821

Synonyms Solen viridis var. aldrigei

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Green jackknife clamEnglish
  • Grüne ScheidenmuschelGerman
  • Cannolicchio verdeItalian
  • ミドリマテガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green jackknife

Other species in the same genus Solen.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the green jackknife?

The green jackknife (Solen viridis) belongs to the family Solenidae in the order Adapedonta.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green jackknife (Solen viridis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-jackknife

MLA

“Green jackknife (Solen viridis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-jackknife.

BibTeX
@misc{green_jackknife_2026,
  title = {Green jackknife (Solen viridis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-jackknife},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}