Pharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758)

Egg-shell Razor

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Distribution of Pharus legumen

Distribution of Pharus legumen

Recorded UK distribution of Pharus legumen

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Includes data provided by:Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Marine Biological Association, Merseyside BioBank, Centre for Environmental Data and Recording, Marine Conservation Society, Countryside Council for Wales & Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Description

Up to about 13cm in length. White or fawn in colour with light yellow or light green periostracum. Shell sculptured with fine concentric lines.

Key identification features

Elongate shell; almost cylindrical in outline

Habitat & ecology

Lives in clean sand.

Similar species

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Ensis tend to have more angular corners to shell
Phaxas pellucidus has one very straight and one curved side

European distribution

Distributed from the south of the UK to the Iberian Peninsula and into the Mediterranean.