ERMS 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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140734 on 2025-04-05
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140734 on 2025-04-05
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | kleine tafelmesheftklein mesheft | [details] |
| English | minor jackknife clam | [details] |
| French | couteau | [details] |
https://malacopics.nl/showimage.php?malacopicname=Pharidae&image=RMNH.MOL.56057.jpg
https://malacopics.nl/showimage.php?malacopicname=Pharidae&image=RMNH.MOL.56062.jpg
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ensis minor)
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
https://malacopics.nl/showimage.php?malacopicname=Pharidae&image=RMNH.MOL.56062.jpg
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ensis minor)
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
