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.

The transverse reinforcement in a young specimen found on the Platja de Ribes Roges, Villanova i la Geltrú, Garraf Comarca, Barcelona, Catalunya, NE. Spain. Original picture provided by T. Johnson for iNaturalist – (CC BY).

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