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Taxonomy
Ensis was named by Schumacher (1817) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Solenidae by Glenn (1904); to Cultellidae by Mukerjee (1939), Ward and Blackwelder (1987) and Wienrich (1999); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pharidae by Moore (2003), Schneider et al. (2005) and Nielson and Valdovinos (2008).
It was assigned to Solenidae by Glenn (1904); to Cultellidae by Mukerjee (1939), Ward and Blackwelder (1987) and Wienrich (1999); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pharidae by Moore (2003), Schneider et al. (2005) and Nielson and Valdovinos (2008).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1817 | Ensis Schumacher |
1904 | Ensis Glenn p. 291 |
1939 | Ensis Mukerjee p. 13 |
1987 | Ensis Ward and Blackwelder p. 130 |
1999 | Ensis Wienrich p. 245 |
2002 | Ensis Sepkoski |
2003 | Ensis Moore |
2005 | Ensis Schneider et al. p. 101 |
2008 | Ensis Nielson and Valdovinos p. 206 |
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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.
G. Ensis Schumacher 1817
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Ensis directus Conrad 1844
†Ensis ensiformis Conrad 1843
Ensis minor Dall 1899
Ensis myrae Berry 1953
†Ensis schmidti Olsson 1914
†Ensis tropicalis Hertlein and Strong 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Collections (162 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Maastrichtian | USA (Texas) | E. sp. (205541) | |
Bartonian | Peru (Piura) | E. sp. (52527) | |
Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | E. sp. (205489) | |
Chattian | Denmark (Jylland) | E. hausmanni (9170) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Northern Mariana Islands | E. sp. (43371) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | India | E. n. sp. (72084) E. sp. (76573 76574) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | USA (New Jersey) | E. directus (59335 59723 59736 59752 92757) | |
Miocene | USA (Maryland) | E. ensiformis (125939) | |
Burdigalian | USA (Florida) | E. directus (42482 42663) | |
Burdigalian | Germany | E. hausmanni (111599) E. sp. (164944) | |
Burdigalian | USA (Delaware) | E. directus (18579) | |
Langhian | USA (Maryland) | E. ensiformis (69023) | |
Middle Miocene | Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) | E. hausmanni (61895 61896 61902) E. sp. (62888) | |
Middle Miocene | Bulgaria | E. rollei (60288) | |
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | Chile (CopiapĆ³) | E. sp. (222872) | |
Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | E. ensiformis (79111) E. sp. (79107 79353) | |
Serravallian | USA (Florida) | E. directus (42886 42891 111204) E. sp. (68970) | |
Badenian | Belgium | E. hausmanni (95167) | |
Tortonian | Belgium | E. sp. (77863 77864 77868 77869 77871) | |
Tortonian | Dominican Republic | E. sp. (74935) | |
Tortonian | Panama | E. sp. (187583) | |
Tortonian - Piacenzian | USA (California) | E. sp. (188305) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | USA (Maryland) | E. directus (69032) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | USA (Virginia) | E. directus (79751 79752 79754) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Italy | E. sp. (78335 78338) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (South Carolina) | E. directus (60939) | |
Zanclean | Belgium | E. hausmanni (86801 86802) E. sp. (126155) | |
Zanclean | USA (South Carolina) | E. directus (60940) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene | Costa Rica | E. tropicalis (124268 124271) | |
Pliocene | USA (North Carolina) | E. directus (79248 79249) | |
Zanclean - Piacenzian | Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) | E. sp., E. hausmanni (59003) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (Virginia) | E. ensiformis (78261 78262 78265) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | Peru | E. sp. (97650) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | Chile | E. sp. (79204 79205 79206 79207) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | United Kingdom (England) | Solen gladiolus (84759 84764) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (North Carolina) | E. directus (58893 58894 58895 68979 79341 79342 79343) E. sp. (69018) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (Florida) | E. directus (80037) | |
Piacenzian | Belgium | E. hausmanni (86803 86806) E. hausmanni, E. complanatus (86804 86805) | |
Piacenzian | Peru | E. macha (219107) | |
Gelasian | USA (North Carolina) | E. directus (71138) | |
Gelasian | Belgium | E. complanatus (86807) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Chile | E. macha (89241) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | E. directus (58897 60988 69043 79339 79340 80034) E. veritis (80035) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | E. minor (61309) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | E. siliqua (97968) E. sp. (97967) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | E. directus (60944) | |
Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | E. directus (80053) | |
Pleistocene | USA (California) | E. californicus (201624) | |
Pleistocene | USA (New York) | E. directus (66377 66379 66381) | |
Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | E. directus (7108) | |
Pleistocene | USA (New Jersey) | E. directus (66603 66604 66612 66614 66616 66618 66621 66624) | |
Pleistocene | Chile (CopiapĆ³) | E. macha (222837) | |
Pleistocene | USA (Delaware) | E. directus (66703) | |
Calabrian | Peru (Ica) | E. macha (219105) | |
Middle Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | E. directus (91459 91462) | |
Middle Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | E. minor (67069) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Ireland | E. siliqua (178118) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Peru (Moquegua) | E. macha (43708 43710) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | E. directus (66742 66746 66748 66749 66750 66751 66752 66754 69047) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Maine) | E. directus (66338) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Massachusetts) | E. directus (61268 61269 66359) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | E. directus (69040) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Peru | E. macha (76643) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | E. directus (75526) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Maryland) | E. directus (66706 66721) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | E. directus (60930 69046 79705 79706 79707 79956 79957) E. directus, E. minor (66758 66760) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | E. californicus (59063 96566) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | E. directus (57702 57705 57706 69049 80132) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Turkey | E. sp. (78332) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Portugal (Azores) | E. minor (128470) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (New Jersey) | E. directus (92753) | |
Holocene | Argentina | E. macha (71604) | |
Holocene | USA (Louisiana) | E. minor (41935 41940 92774 92776) | |
Holocene | France | E. sp. (56803) |