MolluscaBase - Donax (Capsella) polita (Poli, 1791)

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Donax (Capsella) polita (Poli, 1791)

AphiaID

1801801 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1801801)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Rank

Species

Parent

Donax (Capsella) Gray, 1851 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Tellina polita Poli, 1791

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Variety Donax (Capsella) polita var. plioparvula Sacco, 1891 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Tellina polita Poli, 1791) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471
page(s): 44-45 [1791], pl. 15 fig. 14-15 [1795] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Donax (Capsella) polita (Poli, 1791). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1801801 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2025-03-01 02:30:07Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

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original description (of Tellina polita Poli, 1791) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471
page(s): 44-45 [1791], pl. 15 fig. 14-15 [1795] [details]