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Donacidae Fleming, 1828 
AphiaID: 236

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Tellinoidea
Sources  basis of record: Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1-184. [details]

redescription: 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. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch zaagjes  [details]
English wedge shells  [details]
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 Genus Donax Linnaeus, 1758
  » Subgenus Donax (Capsella) Gray, 1851
» Subgenus Donax (Cuneus) da Costa, 1778
» Subgenus Donax (Paraserrula) Huber, 2010
» Subgenus Donax (Plebidonax) Iredale, 1930
» Subgenus Donax (Pulcherridonax) Huber, 2010
» Subgenus Donax (Tridonax) Huber, 2010
» Species Donax acutangulus (Reeve, 1854)
» Species Donax aperittus Melvill, 1897
» Species Donax asper Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax assimilis Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax baliregteri Huber, 2012
» Species Donax bertini Pilsbry, 1901
» Species Donax bipartitus Sowerby III, 1892
» Species Donax brazieri E. A. Smith, 1892
» Species Donax bruneirufi Huber, 2012
» Species Donax burnupi Sowerby III, 1894
» Species Donax caelatus Carpenter, 1857
» Species Donax californicus Conrad, 1837
» Species Donax carinatus Hanley, 1843
  » Subspecies Donax carinatus palaius Woodring, 1982 accepted as Donax carinatus Hanley, 1843
» Species Donax clathratus Reeve, 1855
» Species Donax columbella Lamarck, 1818
» Species Donax culter Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax cumingii Dunker, 1853
» Species Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Donax deltoides Lamarck, 1818
» Species Donax denisi Fischer-Piette, 1942
» Species Donax denticulatus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Donax dentifer Hanley, 1843
» Species Donax domaini Cosel, 1995
» Species Donax ecuadorianus Olsson, 1961
» Species Donax erythraeensis Bertin, 1881
» Species Donax faba Gmelin, 1791
» Species Donax fossor Say, 1822
» Species Donax francisensis (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
» Species Donax gemmula Morrison, 1971
» Species Donax gouldii Dall, 1921
» Species Donax gracilis Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax grasi Huber, 2010
» Species Donax hanleyanus Philippi, 1847
» Species Donax impar Hanley, 1882
» Species Donax incarnatus Gmelin, 1791
» Species Donax introradiatus Reeve, 1855
» Species Donax kindermanni (Philippi, 1847)
» Species Donax kiusiuensis Pilsbry, 1901
» Species Donax listeri Hanley, 1882
» Species Donax lubricus Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax madagascariensis W. Wood, 1828
» Species Donax nitidus Deshayes, 1855
» Species Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
» Species Donax obesus d'Orbigny, 1845
» Species Donax owenii Hanley, 1843
» Species Donax paxillus Reeve, 1854
» Species Donax phariformis Cosel, 1995
» Species Donax pulchellus Hanley, 1843
» Species Donax punctatostriatus Hanley, 1843
  » Variety Donax punctatostriatus var. caelatus Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Donax caelatus Carpenter, 1857
» Species Donax purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
» Species Donax pusillus Philippi, 1849
» Species Donax rothi Coan, 1983
» Species Donax rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Donax saigonensis Crosse & Fischer, 1864
» Species Donax saxulum Reeve, 1855
» Species Donax scalpellum Gray, 1825
» Species Donax scortum (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Donax sebae Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008
» Species Donax semigranosus Dunker, 1877
» Species Donax semistriatus Poli, 1795
» Species Donax semisulcatus Hanley, 1843
» Species Donax serra Röding, 1798
» Species Donax siliqua Römer, 1870
» Species Donax simplex Sowerby III, 1897
» Species Donax sordidus Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax souverbianus Montrouzier Souverbie, 1860
» Species Donax spiculum Reeve, 1855
» Species Donax spinosus Gmelin, 1791
» Species Donax striatus Linnaeus, 1767
» Species Donax szemiani Oostingh, 1931
» Species Donax texasianus Philippi, 1847
» Species Donax ticaonicus Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax tinctus Gould, 1850
» Species Donax townsendi Sowerby III, 1894
» Species Donax transversus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
» Species Donax trifasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Donax variabilis Say, 1822
» Species Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791)
» Species Donax vellicatus Reeve, 1855
» Species Donax veneriformis Lamarck, 1818
» Species Donax venustus Poli, 1795
» Species Donax verdensis Cosel, 1995
» Species Donax veruinus Hedley, 1913
» Species Donax victoris Fischer-Piette, 1942
» Species Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778)
» Species Donax epularis Melvill, 1901 (species inquirenda)
» Species Donax abbreviatus Lamarck, 1818 (nomen dubium)
» Species Donax granosus Lamarck, 1818 (nomen dubium)
» Subgenus Donax (Amphichaena) Philippi, 1847 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Amphichaena) kindermanni (Philippi, 1847) represented as Donax kindermanni (Philippi, 1847) (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Assimilidonax) Huber, 2010 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Assimilidonax) asper Hanley, 1845 represented as Donax asper Hanley, 1845 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Assimilidonax) assimilis Hanley, 1845 represented as Donax assimilis Hanley, 1845 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Assimilidonax) dentifer Hanley, 1843 represented as Donax dentifer Hanley, 1843 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Assimilidonax) sordidus Hanley, 1845 represented as Donax sordidus Hanley, 1845 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Carinadonax) Huber, 2010 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Carinadonax) carinatus Hanley, 1843 represented as Donax carinatus Hanley, 1843 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Carinadonax) transversus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 represented as Donax transversus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Chion) Scopoli, 1777 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Chion) caelatus Carpenter, 1857 represented as Donax caelatus Carpenter, 1857 (alternate representation)
  » Subspecies Donax (Chion) caelatus rothi Coan, 1983 accepted as Donax rothi Coan, 1983
» Species Donax (Chion) culter Hanley, 1845 represented as Donax culter Hanley, 1845 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Chion) ecuadorianus Olsson, 1961 represented as Donax ecuadorianus Olsson, 1961 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Chion) obesulus Reeve, 1854 represented as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Chion) obesus d'Orbigny, 1845 represented as Donax obesus d'Orbigny, 1845 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Chion) punctatostriatus Hanley, 1843 represented as Donax punctatostriatus Hanley, 1843 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Chion) rothi Coan, 1983 represented as Donax rothi Coan, 1983 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Deltachion) Iredale, 1930 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Deltachion) baliregteri Huber, 2012 represented as Donax baliregteri Huber, 2012 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Deltachion) brazieri E. A. Smith, 1892 represented as Donax brazieri E. A. Smith, 1892 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Deltachion) bruneirufi Huber, 2012 represented as Donax bruneirufi Huber, 2012 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Deltachion) semisulcatus Hanley, 1843 represented as Donax semisulcatus Hanley, 1843 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Dentilatona) Huber, 2010 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Dentilatona) incarnatus Gmelin, 1791 represented as Donax incarnatus Gmelin, 1791 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Dentilatona) lubricus Hanley, 1845 represented as Donax lubricus Hanley, 1845 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Donax) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Donax) pulchellus Hanley, 1843 represented as Donax pulchellus Hanley, 1843 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Donax) serra Röding, 1798 represented as Donax serra Röding, 1798 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Donax) simplex G. B. Sowerby III, 1897 represented as Donax simplex Sowerby III, 1897 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Grammatodonax) Dall, 1900 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Grammatodonax) madagascarensis Wood, 1828 represented as Donax madagascariensis W. Wood, 1828 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Latona) Schumacher, 1817 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Latona) listeri Hanley, 1882 represented as Donax listeri Hanley, 1882 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Latona) ticaonicus Hanley, 1845 represented as Donax ticaonicus Hanley, 1845 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Latona) veneriformis Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Donax veneriformis Lamarck, 1818
» Subgenus Donax (Machaerodonax) Römer, 1870 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Machaerodonax) impar Hanley, 1882 represented as Donax impar Hanley, 1882 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Machaerodonax) scalpellum Gray, 1825 represented as Donax scalpellum Gray, 1825 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Paradonax) Cossmann, 1910 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Paradonax) californicus Conrad, 1837 represented as Donax californicus Conrad, 1837 (alternate representation)
» Species Donax (Paradonax) gracilis Hanley, 1845 represented as Donax gracilis Hanley, 1845 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Tentidonax) Iredale, 1930 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (alternate representation)
  » Species Donax (Tentidonax) owenii Hanley, 1843 represented as Donax owenii Hanley, 1843 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Donax (Heteroruga) Coen, 1925 accepted as Donax (Grammatodonax) Dall, 1900
» Species Donax aemulus E. A. Smith, 1878 accepted as Donax lubricus Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax aeneus (Mörch, 1853) accepted as Donax fossor Say, 1822
» Species Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
» Species Donax aricanus Dall, 1909 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
» Species Donax bella Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax variabilis Say, 1822
» Species Donax bitinctus Reeve, 1855 accepted as Donax culter Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax conradi Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax culter Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax contusus Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax culter Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax culminatus Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Donax carinatus Hanley, 1843
» Species Donax cuneata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Donax curtus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 accepted as Donax assimilis Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax dohrnianus Jickeli, 1882 accepted as Donax scalpellum Gray, 1825
» Species Donax elegans Odhner, 1919 accepted as Donax lubricus Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax exaratus Krauss, 1848 accepted as Donax madagascariensis W. Wood, 1828
» Species Donax flavidus Hanley, 1882 accepted as Donax incarnatus Gmelin, 1791
» Species Donax granifer Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax asper Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax hians Philippi, 1851 accepted as Tivela lessonii (Deshayes, 1830)
» Species Donax hilairea Guerin, 1832 accepted as Donax hanleyanus Philippi, 1847
» Species Donax irus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Donax laevigatus Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax gouldii Dall, 1921
» Species Donax laevigatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Iphigenia laevigata (Gmelin, 1791)
» Species Donax lessonii Deshayes, 1830 accepted as Tivela lessonii (Deshayes, 1830)
» Species Donax longissimus Jaeckel, 1931 accepted as Donax burnupi Sowerby III, 1894
» Species Donax mancorensis Olsson, 1961 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
» Species Donax marincovichi Coan, 1983 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
» Species Donax mesodesmoides Hanley, 1882 accepted as Donax serra Röding, 1798
» Species Donax navicula Hanley, 1845 accepted as Donax californicus Conrad, 1837
» Species Donax obesus Philippi, 1851 accepted as Donax gouldii Dall, 1921
» Species Donax obesus Gould, 1851 accepted as Donax gouldii Dall, 1921
» Species Donax ovalinus Reeve, 1854 accepted as Heterodonax pacificus (Conrad, 1837)
» Species Donax pallidus Gould, 1850 accepted as Donax incarnatus Gmelin, 1791
» Species Donax panamensis Philippi, 1849 accepted as Donax assimilis Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax peruvianus Deshayes, 1855 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
» Species Donax petallinus Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax kindermanni (Philippi, 1847)
» Species Donax pictus Tryon, 1870 accepted as Hemidonax pictus (Tryon, 1870)
» Species Donax productus Odhner, 1919 accepted as Donax lubricus Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax punaensis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941 accepted as Donax gracilis Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax radiatus Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
» Species Donax reevei Bertin, 1881 accepted as Donax assimilis Hanley, 1845
» Species Donax rostratus C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Donax carinatus Hanley, 1843
» Species Donax sowerbyi Bertin, 1881 accepted as Donax punctatostriatus Hanley, 1843
» Species Donax stultorum Mawe, 1823 accepted as Tivela stultorum (Mawe, 1823)
» Species Donax tellinella Lamarck, 1806 † accepted as Elliptotellina tellinella (Lamarck, 1806) †
Genus Galatea Bruguière, 1797
  » Species Galatea bengoensis Dunker, 1849
» Species Galatea bernardii Dunker, 1857
» Species Galatea biangulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1868
» Species Galatea cailliaudii Bernardi, 1860
» Species Galatea congica Boettger, 1885
» Species Galatea laeta Philippi, 1849
» Species Galatea nux (Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927)
» Species Galatea paradoxa (Born, 1778)
» Species Galatea quanzae (de Brito Capello, 1878)
» Species Galatea rubicunda Philippi, 1849
» Species Galatea tenuicula Philippi, 1849
Genus Hecuba Schumacher, 1817
Genus Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817
  » Species Iphigenia altior (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
» Species Iphigenia brasiliensis (Lamarck, 1818)
» Species Iphigenia laevigata (Gmelin, 1791)
» Species Iphigenia ambigua Bertin, 1881 accepted as Iphigenia altior (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
» Species Iphigenia brasiliana accepted as Iphigenia brasiliensis (Lamarck, 1818)
» Species Iphigenia delessertii (Bernardi, 1860) accepted as Profischeria delessertii (Bernardi, 1860)
» Species Iphigenia rostrata (Romer, 1869) accepted as Iphigenia laevigata (Gmelin, 1791)
» Species Iphigenia truncata (Martens, 1877) accepted as Profischeria truncata (Martens, 1877)
Genus Profischeria Dall, 1903
  » Species Profischeria centralis (Germain, 1904)
» Species Profischeria congo (Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927)
» Species Profischeria curta (Dunker, 1867)
» Species Profischeria delessertii (Bernardi, 1860)
» Species Profischeria truncata (Martens, 1877)
Genus Serrula Mörch, 1853

Genus Amphichaena Philippi, 1847 accepted as Donax (Amphichaena) Philippi, 1847
  » Species Amphichaena gracilis Mörch, 1860 accepted as Donax kindermanni (Philippi, 1847)
» Species Amphichaena kindermanni Philippi, 1847 accepted as Donax kindermanni (Philippi, 1847)
Genus Capsella Gray, 1851 accepted as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
  » Species Capsella lunulata (Deshayes, 1855) accepted as Soletellina lunulata (Deshayes, 1855)
» Species Capsella variegata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Genus Chion Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Donax (Chion) Scopoli, 1777
Genus Deltachion Iredale, 1930 accepted as Donax (Deltachion) Iredale, 1930
  » Species Deltachion electilis Iredale, 1930 (species inquirenda)
» Species Deltachion virilis Iredale, 1930 accepted as Donax brazieri E. A. Smith, 1892
Genus Egeria I. Lea, 1833 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797
Genus Fischeria Bernardi, 1860 accepted as Profischeria Dall, 1903
Genus Galateia Brito Capello, 1878 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797
Genus Galathea Lamarck, 1805 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797
Genus Grammatodonax Dall, 1900 accepted as Donax (Grammatodonax) Dall, 1900
  » Species Grammatodonax madagascariensis (Wood) accepted as Donax madagascariensis W. Wood, 1828
Genus Latona Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Plebidonax Iredale, 1930 accepted as Donax (Plebidonax) Iredale, 1930
Genus Tentidonax Iredale, 1930 accepted as Donax (Tentidonax) Iredale, 1930
  » Species Tentidonax veruinus (Hedley, 1913) accepted as Donax veruinus Hedley, 1913
Environment marine
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Donacidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236 on 2013-05-25
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