common razor clam
Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- common razor clam
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Adapedonta
- Family
- Pharidae
- Genus
- Ensis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
- subterclassEuheterodonta Giribet & Distel, 2003
- superorderImparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet, 2014
- orderAdapedonta Cossmann & Peyrot, 1909
- superfamilySolenoidea Lamarck, 1809
- familyPharidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856
- subfamilyCultellinae A. M. Davies, 1935
- genusEnsis Schumacher, 1817
- speciesEnsis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ensis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ensis goreensis (Clessin, 1888) | PharidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015 | PharidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ensis megistus Pilsbry & McGinty, 1943 | PharidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| giant razor clamEnsis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758) | PharidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ensis terranovensis Vierna & Martínez-Lage, 2012 | PharidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ensis tropicalis Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1955 | PharidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ensis phaxoides Van Urk, 1964 Van Urk, 1964 | synonym |
| Ensis sicula Van Urk, 1964 Van Urk, 1964 | synonym |
| Solen ensis Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Ensatella europaea Swainson, 1840 Swainson, 1840 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140733 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39X2P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.