Range: 39°N to 24.7°N; 94.5°W to 74.8°W Depth: 0 to 0.3 m Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm
Details
Ensis minorDall, 1899c, p. 108 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Cape May [New Jersey] to Florida and Texas Range: 39°N to 24.7°N; 94.5°W to 74.8°W Depth: 0 to 0.3 m Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm Distribution: USA: New Jersey, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas References: Dall (1899c) NE; Pilsbry & McGinty (1943) WM; Perry & Schwengel (1955) {M}; Sykes & Hall (1970) D; Cooley (1978) {W}; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) S Comments: Attributed to Dall (1900: 955) by Boss, Rosewater & Ruhoff (1968), who thought it was a nude name in Dall (1899b), but it has a brief description therein: "It differs from the young of E. directus in having the valves wider behind than in front and relatively narrower as a whole."
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1899. Synopsis of the Solenidae of North America and the Antilles Proceedings of the United States National Museum 22 107-112. [True date: Oct 9.]
