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Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) sensu Abbott, 1954
140732 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140732)
unaccepted
Species
Solen directus Conrad, 1843 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Solen directus Conrad, 1843) Conrad, T. A. (1843). Descriptions of nineteen species of Tertiary fossils of Virginia and North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1: 323-329., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779423 [details]
Distribution A recent immigrant from America, this species is now very common along the European coasts. First discovered on German...
Distribution Labrador to Florida
Distribution A recent immigrant from America, this species is now very common along the European coasts. First discovered on German North Sea Coasts in 1979, it had reached NE Denmark and the Dutch Wadden Sea by 1982, and NE France by 1991. [details]
Distribution Labrador to Florida
Distribution Labrador to Florida [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ensis directus (Conrad, 1844) sensu Abbott, 1954. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140732 on 2024-11-22
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(of Solen directus Conrad, 1843) Conrad, T. A. (1843). Descriptions of nineteen species of Tertiary fossils of Virginia and North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1: 323-329., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779423 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors
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context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cosel R. von, 2009. The razor shells of the eastern Atlantic, part 2. Pharidae II: the genus <i>Ensis</i> Schumacher, 1817 (Bivalvia, Solenoidea). <i>Basteria</i>, 73: 9-56 , available online at http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/download?type=document&docid=597354 [details]
additional source Vierna, J.; Cuperus, J.; Martínez-Lage, A.; Jansen, J. M.; Perina, A.; Van Pelt, H.; González-Tizón, A. M. (2013). Species delimitation and DNA barcoding of Atlantic Ensis (Bivalvia, Pharidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 43(2): 161-171., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zsc.12038/abstract [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Clench, W. J. (1944). A large specimen of <i>Ensis directus</i> Conrad. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 58(1): 31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517260 [details]
additional source Vierna, J.; Jensen, K. T.; González-Tizón, A. M.; Martínez-Lage, A. (2012). Population genetic analysis of <i>Ensis directus</i> unveils high genetic variation in the introduced range and reveals a new species from the NW Atlantic. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 159(10): 2209–2227. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cosel R. von, 2009. The razor shells of the eastern Atlantic, part 2. Pharidae II: the genus <i>Ensis</i> Schumacher, 1817 (Bivalvia, Solenoidea). <i>Basteria</i>, 73: 9-56 , available online at http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/download?type=document&docid=597354 [details]
additional source Vierna, J.; Cuperus, J.; Martínez-Lage, A.; Jansen, J. M.; Perina, A.; Van Pelt, H.; González-Tizón, A. M. (2013). Species delimitation and DNA barcoding of Atlantic Ensis (Bivalvia, Pharidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 43(2): 161-171., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zsc.12038/abstract [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Clench, W. J. (1944). A large specimen of <i>Ensis directus</i> Conrad. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 58(1): 31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517260 [details]
additional source Vierna, J.; Jensen, K. T.; González-Tizón, A. M.; Martínez-Lage, A. (2012). Population genetic analysis of <i>Ensis directus</i> unveils high genetic variation in the introduced range and reveals a new species from the NW Atlantic. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 159(10): 2209–2227. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact in United Kingdom (Nation) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]Introduced species remark In United Kingdom part of the English Channel (Marine Region) : Potential fishery [details]
Introduced species remark In United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Potential fishery [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Natural drift. [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the English Channel (Marine Region) : Natural drift. [details]
Unreviewed
Alien species The American jack knife clam Ensis directus originates from the American east coast, and came to Europe through transport (of its larvae) in ballast water of cargo ships. In 1987, the first shells of the American jack knife clam were found on the beach of Oostduinkerke. Soon, the whole coastline was populated. The American jack knife clam is an opportunistic species. The impact on the ecosystem is twofold. Local economy can benefit from this species, as it can be fished and consumed, although the clam is also known to damage fishing nets. Although the species may serve as food for sea birds, its also feared that the American jack knife clam might negatively influence biodiversity. [details]Biology The unclosed side is turned up when burrowed into the substrate, mostly sand or muddy sand, in which it forms a hole. Goes up and down into the substrate with a respectable speed (disappears into sand within 15 seconds). [details]
Distribution A recent immigrant from America, this species is now very common along the European coasts. First discovered on German North Sea Coasts in 1979, it had reached NE Denmark and the Dutch Wadden Sea by 1982, and NE France by 1991. [details]
Distribution Labrador to Florida [details]
Habitat In sand or muddy sand. [details]
Habitat infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Morphology Whitish-grey mollusc with brown drawings. Length six times as wide, slightly curved, and can attain at least 20 cm long. Both tips equally wide.With many growing bands and a scaly surface. As with all Ensis spp. one side is never completely closed. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | Amerikansk knivmusling | [details] |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse zwaardschede | [details] |
| English | Atlantic jack knife clamAmerican jack knife clam | [details] |
| French | couteau droitcouteau américaincouteau | [details] |
| German | Amerikanische SchwertmuschelAmerikanische Scheidenmuschel | [details] |
European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS) - Ensis americanus
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (127 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ensis directus)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To Niet-inheemse soorten Belgisch deel Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria (in Dutch)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Solen directus Conrad, 1843)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (127 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ensis directus)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To Niet-inheemse soorten Belgisch deel Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria (in Dutch)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Solen directus Conrad, 1843)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
