Ensio agassizii Lycett 1850

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Alternative combination: Ptychomya agassizii

Synonym: Astarte divaricata Etheridge 1875

Belongs to Ensio according to L. R. Cox 1961

Sister taxon: Ensio eastonii

Type specimens:

  • Ensio agassizii: Geological Survey Museum No. 9139. Its type locality is Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, which is in a Bajocian shallow subtidal limestone in the United Kingdom.
  • Astarte divaricata:

Distribution: found only at Nailsworth, Gloucestershire

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