Marine Species Traits - Donax (Machaerodonax) Römer, 1870

WoRMS name details

Donax (Machaerodonax) Römer, 1870

AphiaID

511078 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:511078)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Donax Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Donax Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (4)

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Species Donax (Machaerodonax) acutangulus Deshayes, 1854 represented as Donax acutangulus Deshayes, 1854
Species Donax (Machaerodonax) impar Hanley, 1882 represented as Donax impar Hanley, 1882
Species Donax (Machaerodonax) phariformis Cosel, 1995 represented as Donax phariformis Cosel, 1995
Species Donax (Machaerodonax) scalpellum Gray, 1825 represented as Donax scalpellum Gray, 1825

Environment

marine

Original description

Küster, H. C. & Römer, E. (1841-1870). Die Familie Dreiecks- oder Stumpfmuscheln, Donacidae. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz 10(3): 1-122; pl. 1-21a. Nürnberg (Bauer & Raspe) [pp. 1-8; pl. 1 (1841, Küster); pp. 1-8 (reissue), 9-32; pl. 2-7 (1869, Römer); 33-122; pl. 8-21a (1870, Römer)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/106985 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Donax (Machaerodonax) Römer, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511078 on 2025-05-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-01 10:13:04Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2010-09-15 12:11:24Z

checked

Huber, Markus

2012-07-19 02:01:48Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

Licensing

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Sources (4)

Nomenclature

original description Küster, H. C. & Römer, E. (1841-1870). Die Familie Dreiecks- oder Stumpfmuscheln, Donacidae. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz 10(3): 1-122; pl. 1-21a. Nürnberg (Bauer & Raspe) [pp. 1-8; pl. 1 (1841, Küster); pp. 1-8 (reissue), 9-32; pl. 2-7 (1869, Römer); 33-122; pl. 8-21a (1870, Römer)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/106985 [details]

basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Oliver, P. G. (1992). Bivalved seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden: Christa Hemmen. pp. 1-330.
page(s): 161 [details]

additional source Coan, E. V. (1983). The Eastern Pacific Donacidae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 25(4): 273-298, 7 unnumbered plates (figs. 1-38)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42517183 [details]