Solecurtus strigilatus
| Solecurtus strigilatus | |
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| S. strigilatus in Iconographia Zoologica, a 19th-century collection of zoological images | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Superfamily: | Tellinoidea |
| Family: | Solecurtidae |
| Genus: | Solecurtus |
| Species: | S. strigilatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Solecurtus strigilatus | |
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Solecurtus strigilatus, also known as the rosy razor clam, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Solecurtidae. This mollusc is a suspension feeder and can burrow with great rapidity to escape predators. It is an unusual bivalve in that its shell valves are too small to contain all the soft tissue, and the animal is unable to retreat into its shell.