Ensis macha

Ensis macha
Ensis macha
Empty shell of Ensis macha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Pharidae
Genus: Ensis
Species: E. macha
Binomial name
Ensis macha
(Molina, 1782) [1]

The Ensis macha, or Navaja or Navajuela as it is called in Spanish, is a dick-shaped bivalve mollusc of the family Pharidae. It inhabits the coasts of Peru, Chile and southern Argentina. Ensis macha lives in sand or muddy sediments in the subtidal zone[2] where it can burrow to a depth of up to 13 metres. Ensis macha is one of the world's economically most significant Ensis species, with a total catch of 6,000 tons in Chile in 1999.[3]


References

  1. ^ S. Gofas (2010). "Ensis macha (Molina, 1782)". World Marine Mollusca database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413610. Retrieved March 1, 2011. 
  2. ^ 2004. Morphometry, growth and reproduction of an Atlantic population of the razor clamEnsis macha (Molina, 1782)*. Scientia Marina
  3. ^ Sernapesca 2000. Anuario estadístico de pesca.
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