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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Solenoidea: Pharidae

Ensis macha (Molina, 1782)


Range: 53°S to 55.5°S; 71°W to 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 93  mm

Synonymy

Solen macha Molina, 1782
Solen scalprum King & Broderip, 1832
Solen gladiolus Sowerby I, 1839
Solen sicarius auct. non Gould, 1850
Solen poirieri Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889

Details


Solen macha Molina, 1782,
[Basis of the current name]

Solen gladiolus Sowerby I, 1839, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Ensis nacha sic, 
[Not available]
References: Bernard (1983) s
Comments: Error for macha.

Solen poirieri Mabille & Rochebrune in Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889, p. 104-105, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Baie Orange
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 59 mm
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) NSEWM; Bernard (1983) s

Solen scalprum King & Broderip, 1832, p. 335, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: 'ad Patagoniae oras Orientales (Sea Bear Bay)
Maximum Reported Size: 93 mm
Distribution: Argentina
References: King & Broderip (1832) M; Bernard (1983) s

Solen sicarius auct. non Gould, 1850, 
[Not available]
Range: 53°S to 55.5°S; 71°W to 68°W
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) NSEW; Bernard (1983) s
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

King, P. P. and W. J. Broderip. 1832. Description of the Cirrhipeda, Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection formed by the officers of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle employed between the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of South America Zoological Journal 5 332-349.
Rochebrune, A.-T. and J. Mabille. 1889. Mollusques Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn. 1882-1883 6 H.1-H.129, pls. 1-8

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