WoRMS name details
Ensis minor megistus Pilsbry & T. L. McGinty, 1943
1523501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1523501)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Subspecies
Ensis minor Dall, 1899 accepted as Ensis coseli Vierna, 2014 accepted as Ensis megistus coseli Vierna, 2014
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pilsbry, H. A. & McGinty, T. L. (1943). <i>Ensis minor megistus</i> n. subsp., a west Florida razor clam. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 57(1): 33-34, pl. 6, figs. 11-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515487 [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note Florida, Okaloosa County, off Destin, 18-20...
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
Type locality Florida, Okaloosa County, off Destin, 18-20 miles off shore, about 20 fathoms [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ensis minor megistus Pilsbry & T. L. McGinty, 1943. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1523501 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Pilsbry, H. A. & McGinty, T. L. (1943). <i>Ensis minor megistus</i> n. subsp., a west Florida razor clam. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 57(1): 33-34, pl. 6, figs. 11-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515487 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Florida, Okaloosa County, off Destin, 18-20 miles off shore, about 20 fathoms [details]
