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Taxonomy
Ensiculus was named by Adams (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Cultellus (Ensiculus) by Harris (1919).
It was assigned to Cultellus by Harris (1919); to Cultellidae by Vokes (1980); to Pharidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Cultellus (Ensiculus) by Harris (1919).
It was assigned to Cultellus by Harris (1919); to Cultellidae by Vokes (1980); to Pharidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Ensiculus Adams |
| 1919 | Cultellus (Ensiculus) Harris p. 195 |
| 1980 | Ensiculus Vokes p. 141 |
| 1998 | Ensiculus Lamprell and Healy p. 180 |
| 2002 | Ensiculus Sepkoski |
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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. Ensiculus Adams 1860
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†Ensiculus conradi Cossmann 1894
†Ensiculus cultellus Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available