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Pod razor

Pharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The pod razor (Pharus legumen) is a species in the family Pharidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the pod razor

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 pod razor live?

Not recorded

Is the pod razor 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 pod razor classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyPharidae
  6. genusPharus
  7. SpeciesPharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Solen legumen

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Bean razor clamEnglish
  • Bean solenEnglish
  • Legume pharusEnglish
  • hřeblovka fazolovitáCzech
  • TaschenmessermuschelGerman
  • ΚερατοσωλήναςGreek
  • gousseFrench
  • Pupelinė peiliakriaunėLithuanian
  • PeultjesmesheftDutch
  • Фарус фасолевидныйRussian
  • pošvica luskovitáSlovak
  • cératisole-gousseFrench
  • pharus-gousseFrench
  • solen-gousseFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pod razor

Other species in the same genus Pharus.

ComparePod razor vs Pharus chenui

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pod razor?

The pod razor (Pharus legumen) belongs to the family Pharidae 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). Pod razor (Pharus legumen). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pharus-legumen

MLA

“Pod razor (Pharus legumen).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pharus-legumen.

BibTeX
@misc{pharus_legumen_2026,
  title = {Pod razor (Pharus legumen)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pharus-legumen},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}