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Ensis macha

Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae

Taxonomy
Solen macha was named by Molina (1782) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Chile.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Ensis macha by Frassinetti (1997) and Nielson and Valdovinos (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Solen gladiolus was named by Gray (1839) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Chile.]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Solen macha by Dall (1909); it was synonymized subjectively with Ensis macha by Nielson and Valdovinos (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1782Solen macha Molina
1839Solen gladiolus Gray
1997Ensis macha Frassinetti p. 72
2008Ensis macha Nielson and Valdovinos p. 206

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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
speciesmacha(Molina 1782)

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 macha Molina 1782
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Invalid names: Solen gladiolus Gray 1839 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Solen gladiolus (84759 84764)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Peru Ensis macha (219107)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Chile Ensis macha (89241)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Chile (CopiapĆ³) Ensis macha (222837)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Peru (Ica) Ensis macha (219105)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Ensis macha (76643)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) Ensis macha (43708 43710)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Ensis macha (71604)