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Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778)

Donax vittatus
Donax vittatus

139604  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139604)

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(of Cuneus vittatus da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 207-208; pl. 14 fig. 3 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139604 on 2026-06-03
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=139604 on 2026-06-03
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original description (of Cuneus vittatus da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 207-208; pl. 14 fig. 3 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Donax anatinum Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 552 [details] 

original description (of Donax ruber W. Turton, 1822) Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up [details] 

original description (of Donax vittatus var. lactea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1913) Dautzenberg, Ph.; Durouchoux, P. (1913). Les mollusques de la Baie de Saint-Malo. Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes: Rennes-Paris. 64 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

original description (of Donax trunculus var. fulva Pallary, 1938) Pallary, P. (1938). Les Mollusques marins de la Syrie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 82(1): 5-58, pls 1-2., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55670854/f8.image
page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Donax vittatus var. magna Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 465 [details] 

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

context source (BeRMS 2020) Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy., available online at http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

additional source Webb C.M. (1986). Post-larval development of the tellinacean bivalves <i>Abra alba</i>, <i>Tellina fabula</i> and <i>Donax vittatus</i> (Mollusca, Bivalvia), with reference to the late larva. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66: 749-762., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400042338 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 650-651 [details] 
 
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Dutch zaagje  [details]
English banded wedge-shell  [details]
French olive de merflion  [details]
German Sägezähnchengebänderte Sägemuschelgebänderte Dreiecksmuschel  [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland 
Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life (84 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (147 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (84 publications) (from synonym Donax anatinum Lamarck, 1818)
To Dyntaxa 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax vittatus) 
To GB Mollusca Types (Donax vitattus var. truncatus Marshall in Warren, 1895; Syntype(s); NMINH:1894.157.1) (from synonym Cuneus vittatus da Costa, 1778)
To GenBank (263 nucleotides; 200 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778) Netherlands, Friesland, Terschelling, beachmarker 1... 
To Malacopics (Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778) Netherlands, Zeeland, Walcheren, Veere, Domburg, co... 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Cuneus vittatus da Costa, 1778)
To PESI (from synonym Donax anatinum Lamarck, 1818)
To PESI (from synonym Donax atlanticus Hidalgo, 1867)
To PESI (from synonym Donax ruber W. Turton, 1822)
To PESI (from synonym Donax vittatus var. lactea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1913)
To PESI (from synonym Donax trunculus var. fulva Pallary, 1938)
To PESI (from synonym Donax vittatus var. magna Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895)
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