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Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) †

933783 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:933783)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Bivalvia
  5. Autobranchia
  6. Heteroconchia
  7. Euheterodonta
  8. Imparidentia
  9. Adapedonta
  10. Solenoidea
  11. Pharidae
  12. Cultellinae
  13. Ensis
  14. Ensis directus †
accepted
Species
Ensis Schumacher, 1817
Solen directus Conrad, 1844 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
fossil only
(of Solen directus Conrad, 1844 †) Conrad, T. A. (1844 ["1843"]). Descriptions of nineteen species of Tertiary fossils of Virginia and North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(33): 323-329., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779423
page(s): 325 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) †. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=933783 on 2026-09-27
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) †. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=933783 on 2026-09-27
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original description (of Solen directus Conrad, 1844 †) Conrad, T. A. (1844 ["1843"]). Descriptions of nineteen species of Tertiary fossils of Virginia and North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(33): 323-329., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779423
page(s): 325 [details] 

basis of record Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746].
page(s): 559-560 [details] 

additional source Mansfield, W. C. (1932). Miocene pelecypods of the Choctawhatchee Formation of Florida. <em>Florida Geological Survey Bulletin.</em> 8: 7-164, pls. 1-34., available online at https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/00/04/42/00001/UF00000442.pdf
page(s): 151-152 [details] 

additional source Turner, H. J., Jr. (1955). How clam drills capture razor clams. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 69(1): 20-22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8525183 [details] 

additional source van Urk, R.M. (1987). <i>Ensis americanus</i> (Binney) (syn. <i>E. directus</i> auct. non Conrad): a recent introduction from Atlantic North-America. <i>J. Conch., Lond. 32</i>: 329-333 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Verrill, A. H. (1947). <i>Ensis directus</i> in Lake Worth, Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(2): 72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284772 [details] 

additional source Ward, L. W. (1998). Mollusks from the lower Miocene Pollack Farm Site, Kent County, Delaware: A preliminary analysis. In: Benson, R. N. (Ed.) Geology and paleontology of the lower Miocene Pollack Farm Fossil Site, Delaware. <em>Delaware Geological Survey Special Publication.</em> 21: 59-131., available online at https://olivirv.myspecies.info/sites/olivirv.myspecies.info/files/Mollusks%20from%20the%20lower%20Miocene%20-%20Ward,%20Lauck%20W_.pdf
page(s): 82-83, pl. 14, figs 7, 8 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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