Ensis macha
creator: von Cosel, Rudo
creator: Bouchet, Philippe
creator: Nielsen, Sven
date: 2026-08-26
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Ensis macha (Molina, 1782)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ensis macha (Molina, 1782). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413610 on 2026-08-26
created: 2009-09-05T13:22:23Z
modified: 2024-03-29T16:59:00Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Ensis macha (Molina, 1782)
class: Bivalvia
family: Pharidae
genus: Ensis
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Dunker, W. (1862). Solenacea nova collectionis Cumingianae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1861 (3): 418-427. [published April 1862].
name published in: Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28. London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl.
name published in: King, P. P. (1832). Description of the Cirrhipeda, Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection formed by the officers of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle employed between the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of South America, including the Straits of Magalhaens and the coast of Tierra del Fuego. Zoological Journal. 5(125): 332-349.
name published in: Molina, J. I. (1782). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chile, del Signor Abate Giovanni Ignazio Molina. Bologna. i-v + 1-306 + errata + map.
name published in: Rochebrune, A. T. de & Mabille, J. (1889). Mollusques. in: Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn 1882-1883. Tome 6 (Zoologie 2, part 8). Paris: Gauthiers-Villars. H.1-H.143, pls 1-8.
name published in year: 1862
name published in year: 1839
name published in year: 1832
name published in year: 1782
name published in year: 1889
order: Adapedonta
parent name usage ID: 138333
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: (Molina, 1782)
specific epithet: macha
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted