Kingdom Animalia Class Bivalvia Family Pharidae Scientific name Ensis macha | Phylum Mollusca Order Veneroida Genus Ensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Ensis, Tagelus dombeii, Pharidae, Argopecten purpuratus, Pod razor | ||
Ensis macha, or Navaja or Navajuela as it is called in Spanish, is a 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 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.
D a 3 seguimiento de la concha navaja ensis macha en promontorio salinas huacho parte 12
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