ERMS taxon details
Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
140735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140735)
accepted
Species
Solen ligulus W. Turton, 1822 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solen novacula Montagu, 1803 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solen siliqua Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Solen siliquosa Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Variety Ensis siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843 accepted as Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843)
marine
(of Solen siliqua Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 672 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 672 [details] Available for editors
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140735 on 2025-05-17
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140735 on 2025-05-17
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original description
(of Solen ligulus W. Turton, 1822) Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Solen novacula Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 47–48, not figured [details]
original description (of Solen siliqua Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 672 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Solen siliquosa Locard, 1886) Locard, A. (1886). <i>Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins</i>. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10831012
page(s): 372 [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 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
additional source Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]
original description (of Solen novacula Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 47–48, not figured [details]
original description (of Solen siliqua Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 672 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Solen siliquosa Locard, 1886) Locard, A. (1886). <i>Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins</i>. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10831012
page(s): 372 [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 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
additional source Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | tafelmesheftgroot tafelmesheft | [details] |
| English | pod razor shell | [details] |
| French | couteau | [details] |
| German | SchotenmuschelScheidenmuschel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (40 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (352 publications) (from synonym Solen siliqua Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ensis siliqua)
To GB Mollusca Types (Solen novacula Montagu, 1803; Syntype(s); EXEMS Moll3707-3708) (from synonym Solen novacula Montagu, 1803)
To GenBank (143 nucleotides; 24 proteins)
To Malacopics (Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Voorne-Putten, Oostvoorne...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Solen ligulus W. Turton, 1822)
To PESI (from synonym Solen novacula Montagu, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Solen siliqua Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Solen siliquosa Locard, 1886)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (352 publications) (from synonym Solen siliqua Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ensis siliqua)
To GB Mollusca Types (Solen novacula Montagu, 1803; Syntype(s); EXEMS Moll3707-3708) (from synonym Solen novacula Montagu, 1803)
To GenBank (143 nucleotides; 24 proteins)
To Malacopics (Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Voorne-Putten, Oostvoorne...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Solen ligulus W. Turton, 1822)
To PESI (from synonym Solen novacula Montagu, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Solen siliqua Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Solen siliquosa Locard, 1886)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
