Solen marginatus Pulteney, 1799
(Grooved Razor-shell, Grooved Razor Shell)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSolen marginatus (Grooved Razor-shell, Grooved Razor Shell)
GenusSolen (a genus of molluscs)
FamilySOLENIDAE (razor-shells)
SuperfamilySOLENOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Solen marginatus (Grooved Razor-shell, Grooved Razor Shell) :
1: Solen marginatus (Grooved Razor-shell, Grooved Razor Shell)
25 Apr 2008 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
dead shell washed up on the beach after storm
Image 1: Front margins - outer surface showing groove - lit from left to highlight grooveImage 2: Front margins - outer surface showing groove - lit from right to highlight groovImage 3: Hinge and teeth - close-upImage 4: Shell - inner surface - dark backgroundImage 5: Shell - inner surface - pale backgroundImage 6: Shell - outer surface - dark backgroundImage 7: Shell - outer surface - pale backgroundImage 8: Hinge teeth - close-up - enlarged

Solen marginatus (Grooved Razor-shell, Grooved Razor Shell) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Solen marginatus (Grooved Razor-shell, Grooved Razor Shell)
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