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Definition of Family solenidae
1. Noun. Razor clams.
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Family
Group relationships: Myaceae, Order Myaceae
Member holonyms: Ensis, Genus Ensis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Solenidae
Literary usage of Family solenidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1839)
"(tt) Shell without accessory pieces, and gaping at the lateral extremities only.
family solenidae. Solen. ..."
2. New English Canaan Text & Notes by Jack Dempsey (2001)
"... A bivalve mollusk of the genus Solen or family solenidae, with a shell long
and narrow like the handle of a ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1903)
"... up to the time of his dealing with the matter it had been usually referred to
as Barnea similis, Gray. Family SOLENIDAE. Genus Solen, Linnaeus, 1757. ..."
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