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Donax Linnaeus, 1758

137906  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137906)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Heterodonta (Subclass)
  6. Euheterodonta (Infraclass)
  7. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  8. Cardiida (Order)
  9. Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Donacidae (Family)
  11. Donax (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Donax rugosus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Donax (Amphichaena) Philippi, 1847· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Assimilidonax) M. Huber, 2010· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Capsella) Gray, 1851· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Carinadonax) M. Huber, 2010· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Chion) Scopoli, 1777· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Cuneus) da Costa, 1778· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Deltachion) Iredale, 1930· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Dentilatona) M. Huber, 2010· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Donax) Linnaeus, 1758· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Grammatodonax) Dall, 1900· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Langleitia) M. Huber, 2015· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Latona) Schumacher, 1817· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Machaerodonax) Römer, 1870· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Paradonax) Cossmann, 1910· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Paraserrula) M. Huber, 2010· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Pulcherridonax) M. Huber, 2010· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Tembrockia) Glibert & van de Poe!, 1967 †· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Tentidonax) Iredale, 1930· accepted, alternate representation
Donax (Tridonax) M. Huber, 2010· accepted, alternate representation
Species Donax acutangulus Deshayes in Reeve, 1854
Species Donax affinis Deshayes, 1850 †
Species Donax aperittus Melvill, 1897
Species Donax asper Hanley, 1845
Species Donax assimilis Hanley, 1845
Species Donax baliregteri M. Huber, 2012
Species Donax bertini Pilsbry, 1901
Species Donax bipartitus G. B. Sowerby III, 1892
Species Donax brazieri E. A. Smith, 1892
Species Donax bruneirufi M. Huber, 2012
Species Donax burdigalensis Defrance, 1819 †
Species Donax burnupi G. B. Sowerby III, 1894
Species Donax caelatus Carpenter, 1857
Species Donax californicus Conrad, 1837
Species Donax carinatus Hanley, 1843
Species Donax clathratus Reeve, 1855
Species Donax columbella Lamarck, 1818
Species Donax culter Hanley, 1845
Species Donax cumingii Dunker, 1853
Species Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Donax denisi Fischer-Piette, 1942
Species Donax denticulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Donax dentifer Hanley, 1843
Species Donax domaini Cosel, 1995
Species Donax ecuadorianus Olsson, 1961
Species Donax erythraeensis Bertin, 1881
Species Donax faba Gmelin, 1791
Species Donax fossor Say, 1822
Species Donax francisensis (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
Species Donax gemmula J. P. E. Morrison, 1971
Species Donax gouldii Dall, 1921
Species Donax gracilis Hanley, 1845
Species Donax grasi M. Huber, 2010
Species Donax hanleyanus Philippi, 1847
Species Donax impar Hanley, 1882
Species Donax incarnatus Gmelin, 1791
Species Donax introradiatus Reeve, 1855
Species Donax kindermanni (Philippi, 1847)
Species Donax kiusiuensis Pilsbry, 1901
Species Donax listeri Hanley, 1882
Species Donax longissimus Thiele, 1931
Species Donax lubricus Hanley, 1845
Species Donax madagascariensis W. Wood, 1828
Species Donax nitidus Deshayes, 1855
Species Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
Species Donax obesus d'Orbigny, 1845
Species Donax owenii Hanley, 1843
Species Donax parengarengaensis Eagle, 2000 †
Species Donax paxillus Reeve, 1854
Species Donax phariformis Cosel, 1995
Species Donax pseudacutangulus Cosel & Gofas, 2018
Species Donax pulchellus Hanley, 1843
Species Donax punctatostriatus Hanley, 1843
Species Donax purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Donax pusillus Philippi, 1849
Species Donax rothi Coan, 1983
Species Donax rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Donax saigonensis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864
Species Donax saxulum Reeve, 1855
Species Donax scalpellum Gray, 1825
Species Donax scortum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Donax sebae Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008
Species Donax semigranosus Dunker, 1877
Species Donax semistriatus Poli, 1795
Species Donax semisulcatus Hanley, 1843
Species Donax serra Röding, 1798
Species Donax siliqua Römer, 1870
Species Donax simplex G. B. Sowerby III, 1897
Species Donax sordidus Hanley, 1845
Species Donax souverbianus Souverbie, 1860
Species Donax spiculum Reeve, 1855
Species Donax spinosus Gmelin, 1791
Species Donax striatus Linnaeus, 1767
Species Donax szemiani Oostingh, 1931
Species Donax texasianus Philippi, 1847
Species Donax ticaonicus Hanley, 1845
Species Donax tinctus Gould, 1850
Species Donax townsendi G. B. Sowerby III, 1894
Species Donax transversus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
Species Donax trifasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Donax variabilis Say, 1822
Species Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Donax vellicatus Reeve, 1855
Species Donax veneriformis Lamarck, 1818
Species Donax venustus Poli, 1795
Species Donax verdensis Cosel, 1995
Species Donax veruinus Hedley, 1913
Species Donax victoris Fischer-Piette, 1942
Species Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778)

Species Donax aeneus (Mörch, 1853) (taxon inquirendum)
Species Donax epularis Melvill, 1901 (taxon inquirendum)
Species Donax helena W. H. Turton, 1932 (taxon inquirendum)
Species Donax incerata Reeve, 1855 (taxon inquirendum)
Species Donax nuxfagus Preston, 1908 (taxon inquirendum)

Species Donax abbreviatus Lamarck, 1818 (nomen dubium)
Species Donax granosus Lamarck, 1818 (nomen dubium)
Species Donax muricata Linnaeus, 1767 (nomen dubium)
Species Donax stramineus Gmelin, 1791 (nomen dubium)

Species Donax violacea Röding, 1798 (nomen nudum)

Subgenus Donax (Amphichaena) Philippi, 1847 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Assimilidonax) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Capsella) Gray, 1851 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Carinadonax) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Chion) Scopoli, 1777 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Cuneus) da Costa, 1778 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Deltachion) Iredale, 1930 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Dentilatona) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Donax) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Grammatodonax) Dall, 1900 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Langleitia) M. Huber, 2015 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Latona) Schumacher, 1817 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Machaerodonax) Römer, 1870 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Paradonax) Cossmann, 1910 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Paraserrula) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Pulcherridonax) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Tembrockia) Glibert & van de Poe!, 1967 † represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Tentidonax) Iredale, 1930 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Tridonax) M. Huber, 2010 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758

Subgenus Donax (Heteroruga) Coen, 1925 accepted as Donax (Grammatodonax) Dall, 1900 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Donax (Plebidonax) Iredale, 1930 accepted as Plebidonax Iredale, 1930
Species Donax acutangula Deshayes in Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax acutangulus Deshayes in Reeve, 1854 (incorrect original spelling)
Species Donax aemulus E. A. Smith, 1878 accepted as Donax lubricus Hanley, 1845
Species Donax aequilatera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Macridiscus aequilatera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (original combination)
Species Donax alboradiatus Danilo & Sandri, 1856 accepted as Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
Species Donax anatinus Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
Species Donax aricanus Dall, 1909 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
Species Donax atlanticus Hidalgo, 1867 accepted as Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
Species Donax australis Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Donax bella Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax variabilis Say, 1822
Species Donax bellardii Tapparone Canefri, 1869 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Donax bitinctus Reeve, 1855 accepted as Donax culter Hanley, 1845
Species Donax brevis Requien, 1848 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803)
Species Donax cattaniana Brusina, 1866 accepted as Donax venustus Poli, 1795 (synonym)
Species Donax complanatus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
Species Donax compressus Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Donax purpurascens (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Donax conradi Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax culter Hanley, 1845
Species Donax contusus Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax culter Hanley, 1845
Species Donax costata Zenker, 1833 † accepted as Costatoria costata (Zenker, 1833) †
Species Donax culminatus Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Donax carinatus Hanley, 1843
Species Donax cuneata [sic] accepted as Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758 (incorrect gender ending)
Species Donax curtus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 accepted as Donax assimilis Hanley, 1845
Species Donax deltoides Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Plebidonax deltoides (Lamarck, 1818) (original combination)
Species Donax deshayesii Dunker, 1853 accepted as Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Donax dohrnianus Jickeli, 1882 accepted as Donax scalpellum Gray, 1825
Species Donax elegans Odhner, 1919 accepted as Donax lubricus Hanley, 1845
Species Donax ellipticus Krynicky, 1837 accepted as Donacilla cornea (Poli, 1791) (synonym)
Species Donax exarata F. Krauss, 1848 accepted as Donax exaratus Krauss, 1848 accepted as Donax madagascariensis W. Wood, 1828 (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species Donax exaratus Krauss, 1848 accepted as Donax madagascariensis W. Wood, 1828 (junior synonym)
Species Donax fabagella Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Donax semistriatus Poli, 1795 (synonym)
Species Donax flavidus Hanley, 1882 accepted as Donax incarnatus Gmelin, 1791
Species Donax granifer Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax asper Hanley, 1845
Species Donax haesitans Brancsik, 1895 accepted as Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Donax hians Philippi, 1851 accepted as Tivela lessonii (Deshayes, 1830)
Species Donax hilairea Guérin, 1832 accepted as Donax hanleyanus Philippi, 1847 (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 1372)
Species Donax interrupta Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Donax rugosus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Donax irus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Donax julianae Krynicky, 1837 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Donax laevigatus Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax gouldii Dall, 1921 (invalid: junior homonym f Donax laevigatus Gmelin, 1791)
Species Donax laevigatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Iphigenia laevigata (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
Species Donax lessonii Deshayes, 1830 accepted as Tivela lessonii (Deshayes, 1830) (original combination)
Species Donax lunulata Lamarck, 1806 † accepted as Cyclotellina lunulata (Lamarck, 1806) †
Species Donax mancorensis Olsson, 1961 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
Species Donax marincovichi Coan, 1983 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
Species Donax martinicensis Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Eurytellina angulosa (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Donax mesodesmoides Hanley, 1882 accepted as Donax serra Röding, 1798
Species Donax modestus Risso, 1826 accepted as Donax venustus Poli, 1795 (synonym)
Species Donax navicula Hanley, 1845 accepted as Donax californicus Conrad, 1837
Species Donax nereia W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Donax bertini Pilsbry, 1901 (junior synonym)
Species Donax nuculoides Reeve, 1854 accepted as Pseudocadella nuculoides (Reeve, 1854) (original combination)
Species Donax obesus Philippi, 1851 accepted as Donax gouldii Dall, 1921 (invalid: junior homonym of Donax obesus d'Orbigny, 1846)
Species Donax obesus Gould, 1851 accepted as Donax gouldii Dall, 1921 (invalid: junior homonym of Donax obesus d'Orbigny, 1846, and D. obesus Philippi, 1851)
Species Donax ovalinus Reeve, 1854 accepted as Heterodonax pacificus (Conrad, 1837)
Species Donax pallidus Gould, 1850 accepted as Donax faba Gmelin, 1791
Species Donax panamensis Philippi, 1849 accepted as Donax assimilis Hanley, 1845
Species Donax parvulus Philippi, 1849 accepted as Donax fossor Say, 1822
Species Donax peruvianus Deshayes, 1855 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854
Species Donax petallinus Reeve, 1854 accepted as Donax kindermanni (Philippi, 1847)
Species Donax pictus Tryon, 1870 accepted as Hemidonax pictus (Tryon, 1870) (original combination)
Species Donax plebeius Montagu, 1803 accepted as Donacilla cornea (Poli, 1791) (synonym)
Species Donax politus (Poli, 1791) accepted as Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Donax productus Odhner, 1919 accepted as Donax lubricus Hanley, 1845
Species Donax prolongatus (W. H. Turton, 1932) accepted as Donax burnupi G. B. Sowerby III, 1894
Species Donax punaensis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941 accepted as Donax gracilis Hanley, 1845
Species Donax radiatus Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854 (invalid: junior homonym of Donax radiatus Gmelin, 1791; Donax aricanus is a replacement name)
Species Donax radiatus Krynicky, 1837 accepted as Donax venustus Poli, 1795 (synonym)
Species Donax reevei Bertin, 1881 accepted as Donax assimilis Hanley, 1845
Species Donax roemeri Philippi, 1849 accepted as Donax variabilis Say, 1822
Species Donax rostratus C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Donax carinatus Hanley, 1843
Species Donax ruber W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
Species Donax scriptus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sunetta scripta (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Donax sowerbyi Bertin, 1881 accepted as Donax punctatostriatus Hanley, 1843
Species Donax stultorum Mawe, 1823 accepted as Tivela stultorum (Mawe, 1823) (original combination)
Species Donax tellinella Lamarck, 1805 † accepted as Elliptotellina tellinella (Lamarck, 1805) †
Species Donax tiesenhauseni Preston, 1908 accepted as Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Donax transversa Deshayes, 1830 † accepted as Donax burdigalensis Defrance, 1819 † (invalid: junior homonym if Donax transversus G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Species Donax trifasciatus Risso, 1826 accepted as Donax semistriatus Poli, 1795 (synonym)
Species Donax trunculatus Locard, 1886 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Donax variabilis Schumacher, 1817 (unaccepted)
Species Donax venusta Poli, 1795 (unaccepted)
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
MolluscaBase (2019). Donax Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137906 on 2020-01-19
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Capsella Gray, 1851) Gray J.E. (1851). List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII, Molluscas Acephala and Brachiopoda. <i>London, Taylor pp. 167</i>: , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/117260
page(s): 47 [details]   

original description  (of Tentidonax Iredale, 1930) Iredale T. (1930) More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. <i>Records of the Australian Museum</i> 17(9): 384-407, pls 62-65. [Published 27 June 1930], available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17186/773_complete.pdf
page(s): 398, 407 [details]   

original description  (of Deltachion Iredale, 1930) Iredale T. (1930) More notes on the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. <i>Records of the Australian Museum</i> 17(9): 384-407, pls 62-65. [Published 27 June 1930], available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17186/773_complete.pdf
page(s): 398, 407 [details]   

original description  (of Donax (Machaerodonax) Römer, 1870) 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]   

original description  (of Donax (Paradonax) Cossmann, 1910) Cossmann M. & Peyrot A. (1909-1915). Conchologie néogénique de l'Aquitaine. <em>Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> 63(2): 72-144 [1909]; 63(3): 145-232 [1909]; 63(4): 233-293 [1910]; 64(4): 235-288 [1910]; 64(5): 289-400 [1910]; 64(6): 401-445 [1911]; 65(2): 51-98 [1911]; 65(3-4): 99-333 [1912]; 66(2-3): 121-232 [1912]; 66(4): 233-324 [1913]; 68(1-2): 5-210 [1914]; 68(4): 361-435 [1915]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31787226
page(s): 64: 307 [details]   

original description  (of Serrula Mörch, 1853) Mörch O.A.L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi [...]</i>. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp. [1852]; Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): vol. 2 p. 18 [details]   

original description  (of Donax (Heteroruga) Coen, 1925) Coen, G. (1925). Sul <i>Donax exaratus</i> Krauss. <em>Atti dell'Accademia Veneto-Trentino-Istriano, Padova.</em> 15: 44–45. [details]   

original description  (of Donax (Langleitia) M. Huber, 2015) Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves</i> 2. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp.
page(s): 748 [details]   

additional source 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. [details]   
 
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Donax rugosus
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