Ensis leei Huber, 2015
Solenoidea : Pharidae | Non-native |
| Tebble name: | n/a |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Ensis americanus (Gould in Binney, 1870) in Binney, 1870) |
To size: To 150mm. Shell Structure: Brittle. Equivalve: Equivalve. Equilateral: Inequilateral, beaks at the anterior end. Outline: Ensiform, broad, dorsal and ventral margins distinctly curved; anterior subtruncate; posterior obliquely truncate.
Sculpture: Of co-marginal lines and growth stops. Margin: Inner margin smooth. Ligament: External, a long narrow brown/black band behind the beaks. Hinge: LV with two rather bulbous cardinals and two laminar posterior laterals, one lying above the other; RV with a single laminar cardinal and a single posterior lateral. Pallial Musculature: Pallial sinus S-shaped, separation of posterior adductor scar and pallial sinus less than length of adductor scar. Anterior adductor scar slightly exceeding length of ligament; pedal retractor muscle adjacent to end of ligament. Periostracum: Green to dark brown anteriorly. Colour: Dirty white to gray with some cream mottling, internally some tinged buff/mauve.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Additional Comments
Related Species
Solenoidea : Pharidae
References
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Huber, M. 2015. Compendium of Bivalves 2 Harxheim: ConchBooks.. 907 pp.. |
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