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Ensis Schumacher, 1817
138333 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138333)
accepted
Genus
Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817 (type by monotypy)
Ensatella Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
Species Ensis californicus Dall, 1899
Species Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) †
Species Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ensis goreensis (Clessin, 1888)
Species Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015
Species Ensis macha (Molina, 1782)
Species Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817
Species Ensis megistus Pilsbry & T. L. McGinty, 1943
Species Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843)
Species Ensis myrae S. S. Berry, 1954
Species Ensis nitidus (Clessin, 1888)
Species Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ensis terranovensis Vierna & Martínez-Lage, 2012
Species Ensis tropicalis Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1955
Subgenus Ensis (Occidentis) Dansey, 2021 (unaccepted > unavailable name, no diagnosis; no type species designation)
Subgenus Ensis (Orientem) Dansey, 2021 (unavailable name (no diagnosis; no type species designation))
Species Ensis americanus (A. Gould, 1870) accepted as Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Ensis arcuatus (Jeffreys, 1865) accepted as Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817
Species Ensis coseli Vierna, 2014 accepted as Ensis megistus coseli Vierna, 2014 (original rank)
Species Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) sensu Abbott, 1954 accepted as Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015
Species Ensis luzonicus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Ensis macha (Molina, 1782) (Synonym, juvenile specimen of Ensis macha)
Species Ensis minor Dall, 1899 accepted as Ensis coseli Vierna, 2014 accepted as Ensis megistus coseli Vierna, 2014 (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843); E. coseli is a replacement name)
Species Ensis phaxoides Van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Ensis sicula Van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Ensis siculus van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843) (dubious synonym)
Species Ensis complanatus J. de C. Sowerby, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) †
Species Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ensis goreensis (Clessin, 1888)
Species Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015
Species Ensis macha (Molina, 1782)
Species Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817
Species Ensis megistus Pilsbry & T. L. McGinty, 1943
Species Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843)
Species Ensis myrae S. S. Berry, 1954
Species Ensis nitidus (Clessin, 1888)
Species Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ensis terranovensis Vierna & Martínez-Lage, 2012
Species Ensis tropicalis Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1955
Subgenus Ensis (Occidentis) Dansey, 2021 (unaccepted > unavailable name, no diagnosis; no type species designation)
Subgenus Ensis (Orientem) Dansey, 2021 (unavailable name (no diagnosis; no type species designation))
Species Ensis americanus (A. Gould, 1870) accepted as Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Ensis arcuatus (Jeffreys, 1865) accepted as Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817
Species Ensis coseli Vierna, 2014 accepted as Ensis megistus coseli Vierna, 2014 (original rank)
Species Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) sensu Abbott, 1954 accepted as Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015
Species Ensis luzonicus Dunker, 1862 accepted as Ensis macha (Molina, 1782) (Synonym, juvenile specimen of Ensis macha)
Species Ensis minor Dall, 1899 accepted as Ensis coseli Vierna, 2014 accepted as Ensis megistus coseli Vierna, 2014 (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843); E. coseli is a replacement name)
Species Ensis phaxoides Van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Ensis sicula Van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Ensis siculus van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843) (dubious synonym)
Species Ensis complanatus J. de C. Sowerby, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 143 [details]
page(s): 143 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ensis Schumacher, 1817. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138333 on 2023-02-07
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original description
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 143 [details]
original description (of Ensatella Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. <em>London, Longman.</em> viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 [details]
basis of record Cosel R. von, 2009. The razor shells of the eastern Atlantic, part 2. Pharidae II: the genus <i>Ensis</i> Schumacher, 1817 (Bivalvia, Solenoidea). <i>Basteria</i>, 73: 9-56 , available online at http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/download?type=document&docid=597354 [details]
additional source Holme, N. A. (1951). The identification of British species of the genus <i>Ensis</i> Schumacher (Lamellibranchiata). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 29(3): 639-647., available online at http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/1432/1/The_identification_of_British_species_of_the_genus_Ensis_Schumacher.pdf [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
page(s): 143 [details]
original description (of Ensatella Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. <em>London, Longman.</em> viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 [details]
basis of record Cosel R. von, 2009. The razor shells of the eastern Atlantic, part 2. Pharidae II: the genus <i>Ensis</i> Schumacher, 1817 (Bivalvia, Solenoidea). <i>Basteria</i>, 73: 9-56 , available online at http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/download?type=document&docid=597354 [details]
additional source Holme, N. A. (1951). The identification of British species of the genus <i>Ensis</i> Schumacher (Lamellibranchiata). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 29(3): 639-647., available online at http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/1432/1/The_identification_of_British_species_of_the_genus_Ensis_Schumacher.pdf [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Classification in family Solenidae [details]
| Language | Name | |
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| English | razor shell | [details] |
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| Ensis magnus [image from typetaxon] | |
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| Shell sword razor clam [image from typetaxon] | |
