WoRMS name details
Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758
216498 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216498)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
Donax australis Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Donax cuneata [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Donax haesitans Brancsik, 1895 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Donax tiesenhauseni Preston, 1908 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Donax variabilis (Schumacher, 1817) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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
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page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216498 on 2026-09-12
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Nomenclature
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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
page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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additional source
Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Takada, Y.; Kajihara, N.; Abe, S.; Iseki, T.; Yagi, Y.; Sawada, H.; Saito, H.; Mochizuki, S.; Murakami, T. (2015). Distribution of Donax semigranosus and Other Bivalves in Sandy Shore Swash Zones along the Japan Sea Coast of Honshu. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 73 (1-2): 51-64. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Takada, Y.; Kajihara, N.; Abe, S.; Iseki, T.; Yagi, Y.; Sawada, H.; Saito, H.; Mochizuki, S.; Murakami, T. (2015). Distribution of Donax semigranosus and Other Bivalves in Sandy Shore Swash Zones along the Japan Sea Coast of Honshu. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 73 (1-2): 51-64. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | cuneate wedge clamcuneate beanclamcradle donax | [details] |
| German | Wiegenmuschel | [details] |
| Japanese | ナミノコガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes) (from synonym Donax variabilis (Schumacher, 1817))
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Donax tiesenhauseni Preston, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Donax cuneata [sic])
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax cuneatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax variabilis) (from synonym Donax variabilis (Schumacher, 1817))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Donax tiesenhauseni Preston, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Donax cuneata [sic])
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax cuneatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax variabilis) (from synonym Donax variabilis (Schumacher, 1817))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
