This shell is extremly elongated and narrow as such it is easy to distinguish from other bivavles.

At a glance

Habitat In soft sand or mud areas
Size Shell up to 10 cm across
Origin Native
Distribution Most states of Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Most states of Australia
Habitat
In soft sand or mud areas
Size
Shell up to 10 cm across
Common Name Finger-Oyster
Aliases Chinaman's Fingernail,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
SubclassAutobranchia
SuperorderImparidentia
OrderAdapedonta
SuborderSolenida
SuperfamilySolenoidea
FamilySolenidae
GenusSolen
SpeciesSolen vaginoides
Synonyms

Synonyms

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