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Ensis minor

Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae

Taxonomy
Ensis minor was named by Dall (1899). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Ensis minor Dall p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilySolenoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyPharidaeAdams and A 1858
genusEnsisSchumacher 1817
speciesminorDall 1899

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ensis minor Dall 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:22:33
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:22:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Ensis minor (61309)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Ensis minor (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Ensis minor (66758 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Ensis minor (128470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Ensis minor (41935 41940 92774 92776)