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Rosy jackknife

Solen rostriformis Dunker, 1862

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the rosy 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 rosy jackknife live?

Not recorded

Is the rosy 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 rosy jackknife classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familySolenidae
  6. genusSolen
  7. SpeciesSolen rostriformis Dunker, 1862

Synonyms Solen lappeanus, Solen rosaceus, Solen sicarius var. rosaceus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Rosy jackknife clamEnglish
  • Cannolicchio rosa del PacificoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rosy jackknife

Other species in the same genus Solen.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rosy jackknife?

The rosy jackknife (Solen rostriformis) 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). Rosy jackknife (Solen rostriformis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosy-jackknife

MLA

“Rosy jackknife (Solen rostriformis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosy-jackknife.

BibTeX
@misc{rosy_jackknife_2026,
  title = {Rosy jackknife (Solen rostriformis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosy-jackknife},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}