MolluscaBase taxon details
Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)
140737 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140737)
accepted
Species
Cultellus (Cultrensis) adriaticus Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cultellus pellucidus (Pennant, 1777) · unaccepted
Cultrensis adriaticus (Coen, 1933) · unaccepted
Phaxas adriaticus (Coen, 1933) · unaccepted
Solen pellucidus Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted
Solen pygmaeus Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solen tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Solen tenuis...)
junior homonym of Solen tenuis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
marine
(of Solen pellucidus Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 71; pl. 46 fig. 24 [details]
page(s): 71; pl. 46 fig. 24 [details]
Note Red Wharf, Anglesea., presumed to be in BMNH...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140737 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Solen pygmaeus Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879 [details]
original description (of Solen tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 6; pl. 1 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Cultellus (Cultrensis) adriaticus Coen, 1933) Coen, G. (1933). Molluschi nuovi di Rovigno. <em>Note dell'Istituto Italo-Germanico di Biologia Marina di Rovigno d'Istria.</em> 11(6): 1-8, 1 pl.
page(s): 5-8 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Solen pellucidus Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 71; pl. 46 fig. 24 [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2016): Macrobenthos monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea from 2001 on. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Eschrich, H. (1931). <i>Cultellus pellucidus</i>. Eine Monographische Darstellung. <em>Zoologischen Jahrbüchern, Abteilung f. Anatomie.</em> 53: 585-610. [details]
original description (of Solen tenuis R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 6; pl. 1 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Cultellus (Cultrensis) adriaticus Coen, 1933) Coen, G. (1933). Molluschi nuovi di Rovigno. <em>Note dell'Istituto Italo-Germanico di Biologia Marina di Rovigno d'Istria.</em> 11(6): 1-8, 1 pl.
page(s): 5-8 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Solen pellucidus Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 71; pl. 46 fig. 24 [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2016): Macrobenthos monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea from 2001 on. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Eschrich, H. (1931). <i>Cultellus pellucidus</i>. Eine Monographische Darstellung. <em>Zoologischen Jahrbüchern, Abteilung f. Anatomie.</em> 53: 585-610. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diagnosis Pennant, 1777 (as Solen pellucidus). Brit. Zool., 4: 71, pl. 46, fig. 23. [details]Type locality Red Wharf, Anglesea. [details]
Type material presumed to be in BMNH but not located there by Cosel in 1986. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | lille knivmusling | [details] |
| Dutch | sabelschede | [details] |
| English | razor shell | [details] |
| German | durchsichtige Scheidenmuschel | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | lommeknivskjell | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | lommeknivskjel | [details] |
| Swedish | liten knivmussla | [details] |
To Malacopics (Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777) Belgium, Antwerpen, 7e Havendok)
To Malacopics (Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777) France, Normandie, Calvados, Blonville-sur-Mer)
To Malacopics (Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777) Italy, Marche, Ancona, Ancona, at 20 m depth, collected July 1998, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777) Netherlands, Friesland, Terschelling, beachmarker 11, beached, collected May 1995, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777) France, Normandie, Calvados, Blonville-sur-Mer)
To Malacopics (Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777) Italy, Marche, Ancona, Ancona, at 20 m depth, collected July 1998, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777) Netherlands, Friesland, Terschelling, beachmarker 11, beached, collected May 1995, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To ITIS
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