WoRMS taxon details
Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
140733 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140733)
accepted
Species
Ensatella europaea Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ensis phaxoides Van Urk, 1964 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ensis sicula Van Urk, 1964 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 672 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 672 [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy Van Urk (1964a,b) has investigated this complex, but further research is necessary.
Taxonomy Van Urk (1964a,b) has investigated this complex, but further research is necessary. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140733 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ensis phaxoides 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 [request]
original description (of Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 672 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Ensis sicula 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 [request]
original description (of Ensatella europaea Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 365 [details]
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]
[request]original description (of Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 672 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Ensis sicula 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
[request]original description (of Ensatella europaea Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 365 [details]
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diagnosis Solen ensis Linné, 1758. Syst. Nat. ed. 10: 672. [details]Taxonomy Van Urk (1964a,b) has investigated this complex, but further research is necessary. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | midhja shpatë | [details] |
| Catalan | navalla recta | [details] |
| Danish | sværdskedemusling | [details] |
| Dutch | slanke kleine zwaardschedekleine zwaardschedeglanzende zwaardschede [from synonym]brede kleine zwaardschede [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | sword razor shellsword razorpod razor shellnarrow jackknife clamcommon razor shellcommon razor clam | [details] |
| French | couteau-siliquecouteau-sabrecouteau | [details] |
| Galician | navalla | [details] |
| German | Schwertmuschelschwertförmige ScheidenmuschelSchwertförmige MesserscheideGemeine Schwertmuschel | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Στραβοσωλήνας | [details] |
| Spanish | muergo | [details] |
| Swedish | knivmussla | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (501 publications) (from synonym Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ensis ensis)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Lesvos, Kolpos Kallonis , at 2 m...
To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Morocco, Sous-Massa-Draa, Agadir, beached, collected 19...
To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) North Sea, Black Bank, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To MNHN Fossil collection (Ensis ensis (LINNAEUS, 1758); Figuré; F.J07800)
To PESI (from synonym Ensis phaxoides Van Urk, 1964)
To PESI (from synonym Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Ensatella europaea Swainson, 1840)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (501 publications) (from synonym Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ensis ensis)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Lesvos, Kolpos Kallonis , at 2 m...
To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Morocco, Sous-Massa-Draa, Agadir, beached, collected 19...
To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) North Sea, Black Bank, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To MNHN Fossil collection (Ensis ensis (LINNAEUS, 1758); Figuré; F.J07800)
To PESI (from synonym Ensis phaxoides Van Urk, 1964)
To PESI (from synonym Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Ensatella europaea Swainson, 1840)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To ITIS
 sicula.jpg "To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Lesvos, Kolpos Kallonis , at 2 m...")
.jpg "To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Morocco, Sous-Massa-Draa, Agadir, beached, collected 19...")
.jpg "To Malacopics (Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758) North Sea, Black Bank, ex coll. J. Trausel .)")
