Donacidae Fleming, 1828 
AphiaID: 236

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Heterodonta > Euheterodonta > Veneroida > Tellinoidea

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]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Environment		marine
Feedingtype		suspension feeder [details]
Links		To GenBank To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:236
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin 2011-04-03 18:48:53Z   checked   Bouchet, Philippe
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		Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Donacidae. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236 on 2013-05-25
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