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Minor jackknife

Ensis minor (Chenu, 1843)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The minor jackknife (Ensis minor) is a species in the family Pharidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the minor jackknife

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the minor jackknife live?

Not recorded

Is the minor jackknife endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the minor jackknife classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familyPharidae
  6. genusEnsis
  7. SpeciesEnsis minor (Chenu, 1843)

Synonyms Ensis minor var. subarcuata, Ensis siculus, Ensis siliqua var. minor, Solen siliqua var. minor

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Minor jackknife clamEnglish
  • couteauFrench
  • klein mesheftDutch
  • klein tafelmesheftDutch
  • kleine tafelmesheftDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the minor jackknife

Other species in the same genus Ensis.

Pod razor

Ensis siliqua

PharidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the minor jackknife?

The minor jackknife (Ensis minor) belongs to the family Pharidae in the order Adapedonta.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Minor jackknife (Ensis minor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/minor-jackknife

MLA

“Minor jackknife (Ensis minor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/minor-jackknife.

BibTeX
@misc{minor_jackknife_2026,
  title = {Minor jackknife (Ensis minor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/minor-jackknife},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}