Ensis magnus Sword razor

Ensis magnus is commonly referred to as Sword razor. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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AphiaID:: 160539

Scientific:: Ensis magnus
German:: Schwertförmige Scheidenmuschel
English:: Sword Razor

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Adapedonta (Order) > Pharidae (Family) > Ensis (Genus) > magnus (Species)
Initial determination:: Schumacher, 1817

Occurrence:: East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa
Size:: 5.91" - 7.87" (15cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ensis californicus
Ensis ensis
Schwertförmige Scheidenmuschel
Ensis goreensis
Ensis leei
Amerikanische Schwertmuschel, Amerikanische Scheidenmuschel
Ensis macha
Ensis magnus
Schwertförmige Scheidenmuschel
Ensis megistus
Ensis minor
Ensis myrae
Ensis nitidus
Ensis siliqua
Schwertförmige Scheidenmuschel
Ensis terranovensis
Ensis tropicalis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-11-09 09:44:52
Last edit:: 2013-11-09 09:44:52

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Schumacher, 1817

Colour: Dirty white, cream, grayish some banded reddish brown.

Synonyms:
Ensis arcuatus (Jeffreys, 1865)
Ensis arcuatus var. ensoides Van Urk, 1964
Ensis arcuatus var. norvegica Van Urk, 1964

External links

DORIS (Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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