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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Solenoidea: Pharidae

Ensis megistus Pilsbry & McGinty, 1943


Range: 30°N to 26.5°N; 86.5°W to 80°W
Depth: 0 to 37 m (live 37 to 37 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 145.5  mm

Details


Ensis minor megistus Pilsbry & McGinty, 1943, p. 33-34, pl. 6, figs. 12-13
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: 18-20 miles off Destin, Okaloosa County, west Florida, 20 fathoms
Range: 30°N to 26.5°N; 86.5°W to 80°W
Depth: 0 to 37 m (live 37 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 145.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida
References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1943) DdLlNWM; Perry & Schwengel (1955) SM; Camp, Lyons & Perkins (1998) v


Partial List of References

Pilsbry, H. A. and T. L. McGinty. 1943. Ensis minor megistus n. subsp., a West Florida razor clam Nautilus 57 33-34, pl. 6. [Stated date: -- Jul 1943.]

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