Pharus legumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
Norway to Sénégal, Mediterranean. Burrowed in fine sand, from low subtidal to sublittoral.
Original taxon: Solen legumen.
Subadult, le Grau du Roi, S. France. 50mm.
Beachstormed, near the entrance of Ayrolles lagoon, Gruissan, Occitania, S. France. 62mm.
Adult. On sand at low tide, Puentedeume, A Coruña, Galicia, NW. Spain. 96mm.
On sand at low tide, Quiberon peninsula, S. Brittany, NW. France. 120-122mm.
Pharus legumen in G. P. Deshayes: “Histoire naturelle des Mollusques” t. I Acéphalés – Atlas, Exploration scientifique de l’Algérie…, Paris 1844-1867, via BHL.

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