WoRMS taxon details
Donax vellicatus Reeve, 1855
494738 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:494738)
accepted
Species
Donax (Paraserrula) vellicatus Reeve, 1855 · alternative representation
Donax higuerotensis Weisbord, 1964 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Donax vellicata Reeve, 1855 · unaccepted (incorrect grammatical agreement...)
incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Donax vellicata Reeve, 1855) Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Donax</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date:pl. 1-6, September 1854; pl. 7-8, October 1854; pl.9: June 1855]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120533
page(s): pl. 9, sp. 66. [details]
page(s): pl. 9, sp. 66. [details]
Note None given.
Type locality None given. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Donax vellicatus Reeve, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494738 on 2026-10-05
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Nomenclature
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(of Donax vellicata Reeve, 1855) Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Donax</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date:pl. 1-6, September 1854; pl. 7-8, October 1854; pl.9: June 1855]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120533
page(s): pl. 9, sp. 66. [details]
original description (of Donax higuerotensis Weisbord, 1964) Weisbord, N. E. (1964). Late Cenozoic pelecypods from northern Venezuela. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 45: 1-564., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10656155
page(s): 366, pl. 53 figs 1-9 [details]
page(s): pl. 9, sp. 66. [details]
original description (of Donax higuerotensis Weisbord, 1964) Weisbord, N. E. (1964). Late Cenozoic pelecypods from northern Venezuela. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 45: 1-564., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10656155
page(s): 366, pl. 53 figs 1-9 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality None given. [details]
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