WoRMS taxon details
Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
AphiaID: 140735
AphiaID: 140735
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > [unassigned] Euheterodonta (Order) > Solenoidea (Superfamily) > Pharidae (Family) > Ensis (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Ensis Schumacher, 1817 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Solen ligulus Turton, 1822 (synonym) Solen novaculus Montagu, 1803 (synonym) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details] 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 IMIS) [details] additional source: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Cosel R. von, 2009. The razor shells of the eastern Atlantic, part 2. Pharidae II: the genus Ensis Schumacher, 1817 (Bivalvia, Solenoidea). Basteria, 73: 9-56 [details] additional source: Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Variety Ensis siliqua var. minor Chenu, 1843 accepted as Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] British Isles [details] Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details] Mediterranean Sea [details] Morocco [details] North Africa [details] Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] West Africa [details] Wimereux [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feedingtype | suspension feeder [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Herrmannella rostrata Canu, 1891 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Anthessius minor Stock, 1959 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (59 publications) To CLEMAM To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (118 nucleotides; 7 proteins) To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Original Combination: Solen siliqua Linné, 1758. Syst. Nat. ed. 10: 672. [details] Taxonomy: Van Urk (1964a,b) has investigated this complex, but further research is necessary. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: von Cosel, R.; Gofas, S. (2013). Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140735 on 2013-06-19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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