[a. F. solénite: see SOLEN sb.2 and -ITE1 2 a.] A fossil razor-fish or solen.
1828–32. in Webster.
1849. Craig, Solenite, a fossil Solen, of which Lamarck describes five species as occurring in the neighbourhood of Paris.
1850. Ogilvie, s.v., Fragments of solenites are found in the Essex cliffs.
