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Family: Solecurtidae short razor clams



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26 species (see list below)
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FAO

Mediterranean Sea

Azorinus chamasolen (da Costa, 1778)

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Azorinus chamasolen
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Azorinus coarctatus (Gmelin, 1791)

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Azorinus coarctatus
[Small short razor]
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Azorinus minutus
[]
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Azorinus scheepmmarkeri
[]
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Solecurtus baldwini
[]
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Solecurtus consimilis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

North America.

Solecurtus cumingianus Dunker, 1861

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Solecurtus cumingianus
[Corrugate solecurtus]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Solecurtus divaricatus (Lischke,1869)

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Solecurtus divaricatus
[Divaricate short razor]
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Solecurtus exaratus
[]
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Solecurtus guaymasensis
[Guaymas solecurtus]
No picture found
 
Solecurtus multistriatus
[]
No picture found
 
Solecurtus philippinarum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Solecurtus philippinensis
[]
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Solecurtus rhombus
[]
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Solecurtus sanctaemarthae
[Stubby solecurtus]
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Solecurtus scopula
[]

FAO

Eastern Central Atlantic

Solecurtus strigilatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Solecurtus strigilatus
[Rasp tagelus]
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Solecurtus sulcatus
[]
No picture found
 
Tagelus adansonii
[Adanson's tagelus]
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Tagelus affinis
[Neighbor tagelus]
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Tagelus californianus
[California tagelus]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4.0 cm DL
Tagelus divisus (Spengler, 1794)

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Tagelus divisus
[Purplish tagelus]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SHL
 
Tagelus dombeii
[Hard razor clam]
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Tagelus peruvianus
[Duckbill tagelus]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 11.9 cm SHL
Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786)

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Tagelus plebeius
[Stout tagelus]
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Tagelus subteres
[Lesser tagelus]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Azorinus chamasolen Mediterranean Sea 1778
Azorinus coarctatus Small short razor Indo-West Pacific. 5 SHL 1791
Azorinus minutus Indo-West Pacific. 1861
Azorinus scheepmmarkeri Western Pacific 1852
Solecurtus baldwini Eastern Pacific 1938
Solecurtus consimilis Northwest Pacific 1961
Solecurtus cumingianus Corrugate solecurtus North America. 1861
Solecurtus divaricatus Divaricate short razor Western Pacific 7.5 SHL 1869
Solecurtus exaratus Western Pacific 1849
Solecurtus guaymasensis Guaymas solecurtus East Pacific. 1935
Solecurtus multistriatus Mediterranean Sea 1835
Solecurtus philippinarum Western Pacific 1861
Solecurtus philippinensis Western Central Pacific 5 TL 1861
Solecurtus rhombus Western Pacific. 1802
Solecurtus sanctaemarthae Stubby solecurtus North America. 1842
Solecurtus scopula Mediterranean Sea 1822
Solecurtus strigilatus Rasp tagelus Eastern Central Atlantic 1758
Solecurtus sulcatus Eastern Indian Ocean 1861
Tagelus adansonii Adanson's tagelus Eastern Atlantic 1801
Tagelus affinis Neighbor tagelus Eastern Pacific 1852
Tagelus californianus California tagelus Eastern Pacific 1837
Tagelus divisus Purplish tagelus Western Central Atlantic 4.0 DL 1794
Tagelus dombeii Hard razor clam Eastern Pacific 7.8 SHL 1818
Tagelus peruvianus Duckbill tagelus Eastern Central Pacific. 1941
Tagelus plebeius Stout tagelus Western Atlantic 11.9 SHL 1786
Tagelus subteres Lesser tagelus East Pacific. 1837



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