Donacidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Cardiida, class Bivalvia. The family contains 18 accepted species worldwide.
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Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778)
Donax vittatus is a wedge-shaped bivalve found in Atlantic and Mediterranean san…
Donax fossor Say, 1822
Donax fossor Say, 1822 is a small clam found along the US Atlantic coast from Ne…
Donax serra Röding, 1798
Donax is a globally distributed genus of small edible saltwater clams that live …
Donax variabilis Say, 1822
Donax variabilis is a small edible bivalve with highly variable shell colors, fo…
Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758
Donax trunculus, the wedge clam, is an edible bivalve with unusual reversed valv…
Donax gouldii Dall, 1921
Donax gouldii, the bean clam, is a small bivalve found on Pacific North American…
Donax hanleyanus R.A.Philippi, 1847
Donax hanleyanus is a small South American Atlantic marine bivalve, a keystone s…
Donacidae animals belong to the Cardiida order in the Animalia kingdom. On the inner surface of the shell, muscle scars are indistinct, and the oval pallial sinus reaches the middle of the valve. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Donacidae is classified in the order Cardiida, class Bivalvia, phylum Mollusca. Donax is a genus of small, edible saltwater clams, which are marine bivalve mollusks that feature highly variable color patterns.
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