Ensis

See also: ensis and -ensis

Translingual

Ensis ensis

Etymology

From Latin ēnsis (“sword”).

Proper noun

Ensis m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pharidae – certain clams, including some of those called razor clams.

Hypernyms

• (genus):

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ensis californicus, Ensis directus (Atlantic jackknife clam), Ensis ensis, Ensis goreensis, Ensis macha, Ensis magnus (formerly Ensis arcuatus, Ensis megistus, Ensis minor, Ensis myrae, Ensis nitidus, Ensis siliqua (pod razor), Ensis terranovensis, Ensis tropicalis - accepted species

References

• Ensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ensis at AnimalBase
• Ensis at World Register of Marine Species
• Ensis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ensis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Ensis”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026