Solenidae

Short description: Family of bivalves

Solenidae

Some valves of Solen marginatus from the beach drift
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Bivalvia
Order:  | Adapedonta
Superfamily:  | Solenoidea
Family:  | Solenidae
Lamarck, 1809
Genera

See text.

Solenidae, commonly called "razor shells", is a family of marine bivalve molluscs in the unassigned Euheterodonta.

## Taxonomy

Originally, razor shells were all classified as Solenidae. Then, the genera were grouped into two sub-families, the Cultellinae and Soleninae. Later, the two subfamilies were recognized as separate families, with Cultellinae accepted as Pharidae and the family Solenidae containing only the three genera Solen, Solena and Neosolen.[1]

## Genera

Genera in the family Solenidae include:

* Solen Linnaeus, 1758
* Solena Mörch, 1853[1]
* Neosolen Ghosh, 1920[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "WoRMS taxon details Solenidae Lamarck, 1809". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=233.

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