WoRMS taxon details
Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843)
140734 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140734)
accepted
Species
Ensis minor var. subarcuata van Urk, 1964 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ensis siculus van Urk, 1964 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Ensis siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843 · unaccepted
Solen siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843 · unaccepted
- Variety Ensis minor var. subarcuata van Urk, 1964 accepted as Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843) (synonym)
marine
(of Ensis siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): Solen, pl. 3 fig. 3, 3a. [details]
page(s): Solen, pl. 3 fig. 3, 3a. [details]
Distribution New Jersey to Florida to Texas
Taxonomy Some authors mention two subspecies: Ensis minor minor and Ensis minor subarcuatus Van Urk, 1964 (see Van Urk, 1964a, b;...
Distribution New Jersey to Florida to Texas [details]
Taxonomy Some authors mention two subspecies: Ensis minor minor and Ensis minor subarcuatus Van Urk, 1964 (see Van Urk, 1964a, b;...
Taxonomy Some authors mention two subspecies: Ensis minor minor and Ensis minor subarcuatus Van Urk, 1964 (see Van Urk, 1964a, b; Janssen, 1975). Both species appear to be sympatric pointing towards to ecotype concept, such as Janson & Ward (1985) mentioned in his discussion on the status of Littorina tenebrosa . [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140734 on 2025-03-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ensis siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): Solen, pl. 3 fig. 3, 3a. [details]
original description (of Ensis siculus van Urk, 1964) van Urk R.M. (1964). The genus <i>Ensis</i> in Europe. <i>Basteria 28</i>: 13-44, available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/596459 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Solen siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes. [details]
original description (of Ensis minor var. subarcuata van Urk, 1964) van Urk R.M. (1964). The genus <i>Ensis</i> in Europe. <i>Basteria 28</i>: 13-44, available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/596459 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
page(s): Solen, pl. 3 fig. 3, 3a. [details]
original description (of Ensis siculus van Urk, 1964) van Urk R.M. (1964). The genus <i>Ensis</i> in Europe. <i>Basteria 28</i>: 13-44, available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/596459 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Solen siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes. [details]
original description (of Ensis minor var. subarcuata van Urk, 1964) van Urk R.M. (1964). The genus <i>Ensis</i> in Europe. <i>Basteria 28</i>: 13-44, available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/596459 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Other
additional source
Vierna, J.; Cuperus, J.; Martínez-Lage, A.; Jansen, J. M.; Perina, A.; Van Pelt, H.; González-Tizón, A. M. (2014 ["2013"]). Species delimitation and DNA barcoding of Atlantic <i>Ensis</i> (Bivalvia, Pharidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 43(2): 161-171., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zsc.12038/abstract [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution New Jersey to Florida to Texas [details]Taxonomy Some authors mention two subspecies: Ensis minor minor and Ensis minor subarcuatus Van Urk, 1964 (see Van Urk, 1964a, b; Janssen, 1975). Both species appear to be sympatric pointing towards to ecotype concept, such as Janson & Ward (1985) mentioned in his discussion on the status of Littorina tenebrosa . [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | kleine tafelmesheftklein tafelmesheftklein mesheft | [details] |
| English | minor jackknife clam | [details] |
| French | couteau | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ensis minor)
To Malacopics
To Malacopics
To Malacopics (Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843) Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Texel, Oosterend, ex coll. J....
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ensis siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843)
To PESI (from synonym Ensis siculus van Urk, 1964)
To PESI (from synonym Solen siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843)
To PESI (from synonym Ensis minor var. subarcuata van Urk, 1964)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ensis minor)
To Malacopics
To Malacopics
To Malacopics (Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843) Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Texel, Oosterend, ex coll. J....
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ensis siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843)
To PESI (from synonym Ensis siculus van Urk, 1964)
To PESI (from synonym Solen siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843)
To PESI (from synonym Ensis minor var. subarcuata van Urk, 1964)
To ITIS
