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Grooved razor clam

Solen marginatus Pulteney, 1799

Status not recordedmolluscs

The grooved razor clam (Solen marginatus) is a species in the family Solenidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the grooved razor clam

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 grooved razor clam live?

Not recorded

Is the grooved razor clam 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 grooved razor clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familySolenidae
  6. genusSolen
  7. SpeciesSolen marginatus Pulteney, 1799

Synonyms Solen marginatus var. adusta, Solen marginatus var. major, Solen rotundatus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • European razor clamEnglish
  • Grooved razor shellEnglish
  • navayaAsturian
  • navallaCatalan
  • ScheidenmuschelGerman
  • navaja europeaSpanish
  • couteau gaineFrench
  • longueirónGalician
  • cappalungaItalian
  • messchedeDutch
  • Gefurchte ScheidenmuschelGerman
  • Messerscheide-MuschelGerman
  • couteau d'EuropeFrench
  • Couteau-gaineFrench
  • cannolicchioItalian
  • grote messchedeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grooved razor clam

Other species in the same genus Solen.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grooved razor clam?

The grooved razor clam (Solen marginatus) 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). Grooved razor clam (Solen marginatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grooved-razor-clam

MLA

“Grooved razor clam (Solen marginatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grooved-razor-clam.

BibTeX
@misc{grooved_razor_clam_2026,
  title = {Grooved razor clam (Solen marginatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grooved-razor-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}