Ensis minor, or the jackknife clam, is a long, smooth-shelled, burrowing clam found in the Atlantic Ocean. These clams are often collected for food. Ensis minor can grow up to 17 cm (6.7 in) in length. It is white, sometimes with reddish-brown markings.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Adapedonta |
| Superfamily: | Solenoidea |
| Family: | Pharidae |
| Genus: | Ensis |
| Species: | E. minor
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| Binomial name | |
| Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843)[1]
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Right and left valve of the same specimen:
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Left valve
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). "Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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