Pharus legumen
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Adapedonta |
| Family: | Pharidae |
| Genus: | Pharus |
| Species: | P. legumen
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| Binomial name | |
| Pharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Pharus legumen (also known as the bean razor clam or the bean solen), is a species of
Description
Pharus legumen is up to 130mm long and has a characteristic bean-shaped shell. The shell colour ranges from white to light brown and it displays a light olive to yellow periostracum. The right valve has a single cardinal tooth and a short peg-like posterior lateral tooth, whereas the left valve has two elongated and closely spaced cardinal teeth and a single posterior lateral tooth.[4]
Distribution
Pharus legumen is commonly found in the English Channel, in the north-east Atlantic and in the Mediterranean Sea.[5]
Similar species
Pharus legumen is similar to other species of razor clam of the genus Ensis, Phaxas and Solen. The key feature to identify it is the presence of a ligament in the middle third of the shell.[4]
Invalid taxonomic names
- Solen legumen Linnaeus, 1758
- Ceratisolen legumiformis (Locard, 1886)
- Ceratisolen legumen (Step, 1927)[6]
References
- U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "Pharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758), Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles". naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk. Britain: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "Pharus legumen, NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org. United Kingdom: National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ ISBN 9780199549443
- ^ "Pharus legumen | DORIS". doris.ffessm.fr. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-02-24.