WoRMS taxon details
Latona cuneata (Linnaeus, 1758)
1476861 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1476861)
accepted
Species
Donax australis Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Donax cuneata [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Donax deshayesii Dunker, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Donax haesitans Brancsik, 1895 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Donax tiesenhauseni Preston, 1908 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Donax variabilis (Schumacher, 1817) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Latona variabilis Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted (unnecessary substitute name)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Latona cuneata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1476861 on 2026-06-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Donax tiesenhauseni Preston, 1908) Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(2): 187-210, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163982
page(s): 208, pl. 16, fig. 56 [details]
original description (of Donax deshayesii Dunker, 1853) Dunker, W. (1853). <i>Index molluscorum, quae in itinere ad Guineam inferiorem collegit Georgius Tams Med. Dr.</i>. Cassel, Th. Fischer, vi + 74 pp., 10 pl. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50134
page(s): 52, pl. 9 fig. 25-27 [details]
original description (of Donax haesitans Brancsik, 1895) Brancsik, K. (1895). Contributiones ad faunam molluscarum insulae Papua. <em>Jahresheft des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines des Trencséner Comitates.</em> 17-18: 209-228, 268, pls 5-6.
page(s): 226, pl. 6, figs 2aa, a–e [details]
original description (of Donax australis 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): 548 [details]
original description (of Latona variabilis Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 156 [details]
basis of record Okutani T., ed. (2000) <i>Marine mollusks in Japan</i>. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
page(s): 971 [details]
new combination reference Moncada, E.; Lord, A.; Simone, L. R. L.; Adjei-Boateng, D.; Bouchet, P.; Strong, E. E.; Bieler, R.; Giribet, G. (2022). Marine surf to freshwater: a molecular phylogeny of Donacidae (Bivalvia: Heterodonta). <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 36(11): 984-1001., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is22026 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 683 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Donax tiesenhauseni Preston, 1908) Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(2): 187-210, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163982
page(s): 208, pl. 16, fig. 56 [details]
original description (of Donax deshayesii Dunker, 1853) Dunker, W. (1853). <i>Index molluscorum, quae in itinere ad Guineam inferiorem collegit Georgius Tams Med. Dr.</i>. Cassel, Th. Fischer, vi + 74 pp., 10 pl. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50134
page(s): 52, pl. 9 fig. 25-27 [details]
original description (of Donax haesitans Brancsik, 1895) Brancsik, K. (1895). Contributiones ad faunam molluscarum insulae Papua. <em>Jahresheft des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines des Trencséner Comitates.</em> 17-18: 209-228, 268, pls 5-6.
page(s): 226, pl. 6, figs 2aa, a–e [details]
original description (of Donax australis 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): 548 [details]
original description (of Latona variabilis Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 156 [details]
basis of record Okutani T., ed. (2000) <i>Marine mollusks in Japan</i>. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
page(s): 971 [details]
new combination reference Moncada, E.; Lord, A.; Simone, L. R. L.; Adjei-Boateng, D.; Bouchet, P.; Strong, E. E.; Bieler, R.; Giribet, G. (2022). Marine surf to freshwater: a molecular phylogeny of Donacidae (Bivalvia: Heterodonta). <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 36(11): 984-1001., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is22026 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Kondo, Y.; Yokogawa, K.; Shiratsuchi, T. (2001). Substrate Preferences and Burrowing Ability of Donacidae and Mesodesmatidae (Bivalvia) on Beaches of Southwest Japan. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 60 (1-2): 57-69. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | cuneate wedge clam [from synonym]cuneate beanclam [from synonym]cradle donax [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Wiegenmuschel [from synonym] | [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) (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Donax tiesenhauseni Preston, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Donax cuneata [sic])
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax cuneatus) (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax variabilis) (from synonym Donax variabilis (Schumacher, 1817))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Latona cuneata Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Bali, Legian, low tide, collected June 198...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Donax tiesenhauseni Preston, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Donax cuneata [sic])
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax cuneatus) (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax variabilis) (from synonym Donax variabilis (Schumacher, 1817))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Latona cuneata Linnaeus, 1758 Indonesia, Bali, Legian, low tide, collected June 198...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758)
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