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Donax Linnaeus, 1758

137906 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137906)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Bivalvia
  5. Autobranchia
  6. Heteroconchia
  7. Euheterodonta
  8. Imparidentia
  9. Cardiida
  10. Tellinoidea
  11. Donacidae
  12. Donax
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Genus
Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828
Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828
Capsella J. E. Gray, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Donax (Capsella) J. E. Gray, 1851 · alternative representation
Donax (Cuneus) da Costa, 1778 · alternative representation
Donax (Serrula) Mörch, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Serrula Mörch, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Donax semistriatus Poli, 1795
  2. Species Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758
  3. Species Donax variabilis Say, 1822
  4. Species Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791)
  5. Species Donax venustus Poli, 1795
  6. Species Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778)
  7. Subgenus Donax (Serrula) Mörch, 1853 accepted as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Donax alboradiatus Danilo & Sandri, 1856 accepted as Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    2. Species Donax anatinum Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
    3. Species Donax atlanticus Hidalgo, 1867 accepted as Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
    4. Species Donax bellardii Tapparone Canefri, 1869 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
    5. Species Donax brevis Requien, 1848 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
    6. Species Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803)
    7. Species Donax cattaniana Brusina, 1866 accepted as Donax venustus Poli, 1795 (synonym)
    8. Species Donax complanatus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    9. Species Donax elliptica Krynicki, 1837 accepted as Donacilla cornea (Poli, 1791) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
    10. Species Donax fabagella Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Donax semistriatus Poli, 1795 (synonym)
    11. Species Donax irus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
    12. Species Donax julianae Krynicki, 1837 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum; available from Middendorf, 1849)
    13. Species Donax modestus Risso, 1826 accepted as Donax venustus Poli, 1795 (synonym)
    14. Species Donax plebeia Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Donacilla cornea (Poli, 1791) (synonym)
    15. Species Donax radiata Krynicki, 1837 accepted as Donax venustus Poli, 1795 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
    16. Species Donax ruber W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
    17. Species Donax sebae Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008 accepted as Donax venustus Poli, 1795 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    18. Species Donax trifasciatus Risso, 1826 accepted as Donax semistriatus Poli, 1795 (synonym)
    19. Species Donax trunculatus Locard, 1886 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
    20. Species Donax venusta Poli, 1795 accepted as Donax venustus Poli, 1795 (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)
    21. Subgenus Donax (Capsella) J. E. Gray, 1851 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
      1. Subgenus Donax (Cuneus) da Costa, 1778 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
        marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
        recent + fossil
        masculine
        Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
        MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Donax Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=137906 on 2026-07-21
        Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Donax Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=137906 on 2026-07-21
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        2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
        created
        Gofas, Serge
        2012-09-09 03:33:00Z
        changed
        Bouchet, Philippe
        2019-12-01 12:37:10Z
        changed
        Gofas, Serge
        2021-03-19 09:51:01Z
        changed
        Herbert, David
        2022-01-06 19:42:57Z
        changed
        Schneider, Simon

        original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

        original description (of Capsella J. E. Gray, 1851) Gray, J. E. (1851). <i>List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII, Molluscas Acephala and Brachiopoda</i>. London, Taylor, 167 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50474169
        page(s): 47 [details] 

        original description (of Serrula Mörch, 1853) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
        page(s): vol. 2 p. 18 [details] 

        context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details] 

        additional source Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 
        		 
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        To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Capsella) (from synonym Capsella J. E. Gray, 1851)
        To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Capsella) (from synonym Capsella J. E. Gray, 1851)
        To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax) 
        To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax) 
        To Genbank 
        To Genbank 
        To NMNH Extant Collection (Greenhouse 2002-031) 
        To NMNH Extant Collection (PIC_RAH7096) 
        Unreviewed