Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817
(a mollusc)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEnsis magnus (a mollusc)
GenusEnsis (a genus of razor-shells)
FamilyPHARIDAE (a family of molluscs)
SuperfamilySOLENOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ensis magnus (a mollusc) :
1: Ensis magnus (a mollusc)
25 Apr 2008 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
empty shells, washed up on beach after storm
Image 1: Shells - inner surfaces - dark background - pale backgroundImage 2: Shells - inner surfaces - pale backgroundImage 3: Shells - outer surfaces - dark backgroundImage 4: Shells - outer surfaces - pale background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Da Costa, F., Darriba, S. & Martinez-Patino, D. 2008 Embryonic and larval development of Ensis arcuatus (Jeffreys, 1865) (Bivalvia: Pharidae) J. Mollus. Stud. Vol 74: 103-109.

Ensis magnus (a mollusc) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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