Range: 52°N to 35°N; 75°W to 57°W Depth: 0 to 73 m (live 0 to 8 m) Maximum Reported Size: 250 mm
Synonymy
Solen ensis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Solen directus auct. non Conrad, 1844 Ensatella americanus (Gould, 1870) Solen americanus Gould, 1870
Details
Solen ensis var. americanusGould, 1870, p. 40-42, fig. 366 [Basis of the current name] Attributed to: Verrill (1873) Type Locality: Chelsea, Nahant, and Nantasket beaches, about Newburyport, Nantucket, &c. [Massachusetts]; Eastport [Maine]; Sable Island and all Nova Scotia; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Grand Manan Range: 46°N to 41.3°N; 71°W to 60°W Maximum Reported Size: 200 mm Distribution: Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts References: Gould (1870) NSEWM; Urk (1972) v; Urk (1987) Comments: Introduced in Europe (Urk 1987). Combining Genera: Ensatella
Solen directus auct. non Conrad, 1844, [Not available] Range: 52°N to 35°N; 75°W to 57°W Depth: 0 to 73 m (live 0 to 8 m) Maximum Reported Size: 250 mm Distribution: Canada: Labrador, Quebec; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, South Carolina References: Procter (1933) Dl Comments: Misidentification; E. directus is a Pliocene species (see Urk 1972 for synonymy; Campbell 1993 for age).
Solen ensis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification; Ensis ensis is European.
Partial List of References
Gould, A. A. 1870. Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts v + 524, pls. 16-27. Wright & Potter: Boston.
