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Taxonomy
Donax was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant. Its type is Donax rugosa.
It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Marantaceae by Prasad (2008); and to Donacidae by Olsson (1931), Mukerjee (1939), da Silva Forti (1969), Kensley (1972), Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Farinati (1985), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Ward (1992), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Moore (2003), Schneider et al. (2005) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Marantaceae by Prasad (2008); and to Donacidae by Olsson (1931), Mukerjee (1939), da Silva Forti (1969), Kensley (1972), Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Farinati (1985), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Ward (1992), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Moore (2003), Schneider et al. (2005) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
Species
D. (Capsella), D. (Chion), D. (Cuneus), D. (Donax), D. (Grammatodonax), D. (Hecuba), D. (Latona), D. (Machaerodonax), D. (Paradonax), D. (Plebidonax), D. (Serrula), D. (Tembrockia), D. acutus, D. asper, D. bezanconi, D. carinatus, D. cuneatus, D. deltoides, D. denticulatus, D. faba, D. flexuosus, D. fossor, D. foucardi, D. funerata, D. gonioides, D. haughtoni, D. hilairea (syn. D. hanleyanus), D. idoneus, D. incerta, D. latus, D. obesulus, D. petersoni, D. politus, D. rugosus, D. scrippsensis, D. securiformis, D. serra, D. striatus, D. texasianus, D. triangulata, D. trigonulus, D. trueloides, D. trunculus, D. veneriformis, D. vittatus, D. wiedenmayeri
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Donax Linnaeus p. 682 |
1931 | Donax Olsson p. 66 |
1939 | Donax Mukerjee p. 12 |
1969 | Donax da Silva Forti p. 92 |
1972 | Donax Kensley p. 182 |
1980 | Donax Vokes p. 146 |
1982 | Donax Woodring p. 671 |
1985 | Donax Farinati p. 216 |
1987 | Donax Ward and Blackwelder p. 130 |
1992 | Donax Lamprell and Whitehead p. 106 |
1992 | Donax Ward p. 96 |
2002 | Donax Sepkoski |
2003 | Donax Moore |
2005 | Donax Schneider et al. p. 102 |
2008 | Donax Prasad |
2010 | Donax Bouchet et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Donax Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Donax (Capsella) Gray 1851
Subg. Donax (Chion)
Subg. Donax (Cuneus) da Costa 1778
Subg. Donax (Grammatodonax)
Subg. Donax (Latona) Schumacher 1817
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†Donax (Latona) capparis Olsson 1928
†Donax (Latona) cuneatus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax (Latona) faba Gmelin 1791
†Donax (Latona) parisiensis Deshayes 1857
†Donax (Latona) prosopsis Olsson 1928
Subg. Donax (Machaerodonax)
Subg. Donax (Paradonax)
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†Donax (Paradonax) aldrichi Gardner 1947
Donax (Paradonax) californicus Conrad 1837
Donax (Paradonax) gracilis Hanley 1845
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Invalid names: Donax punaensis Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym]
†Paradonax petersoni Olsson 1931
Subg. Donax (Serrula)
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Subg. †Donax (Tembrockia) GrĂ¼ndel 1980
†Donax acutus Deshayes 1857
Donax asper Olsson 1961
†Donax bezanconi Cossmann 1883
Donax carinatus Hanley 1843
†Donax carinatus palaius Woodring 1982
†Donax cuneatus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax deltoides Lamarck 1818
Donax denticulatus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax faba Gmelin 1791
Donax flexuosus Gould 1853
Donax fossor Say 1822
†Donax foucardi Deshayes 1857
†Donax funerata Conrad 1848
†Donax gonioides Woodring 1982
†Donax haughtoni Carrington and Kensley 1969
†Donax idoneus Conrad 1872
†Donax incerta Deshayes 1857
†Donax latus Gabb 1869
Donax obesulus Reeve 1854
†Donax petersoni Olsson 1931
Donax politus Poli 1791
Donax rugosus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax scrippsensis Hanna 1927
†Donax securiformis Dunker 1846
Donax serra Roding 1798
Donax striatus Linnaeus 1767
Donax texasianus Philippi 1847
†Donax triangulata Anderson and Martin 1914
†Donax trigonulus Deshayes 1857
†Donax trueloides Gardner 1947
Donax trunculus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax veneriformis Lamarck 1818
Donax vittatus da Costa 1778
†Donax wiedenmayeri Hodson and Hodson 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Holocene or 208.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma
Collections (272 total)
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Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Rhaetian | Italy (Lombardy) | Mactra securiformis (38083) | |
Thanetian | USA (Alabama) | D. acutangula (92352) | |
Ypresian | France (Aisne) | D. levesquei (177669) | |
Lutetian | USA (California) | D. sp. (16712) | |
Lutetian | Peru (Piura) | D. capparis (88369) | |
Bartonian | USA (Texas) | D. sp. (205414 205415) | |
Bartonian | Peru (Piura) | D. parinensis (88366) D. prosopsis (88362) | |
Bartonian | France (Oise) | D. lanceolata, D. parisiensis (3494) | |
Early/Lower Oligocene | China (Xinjiang) | D. subovatum (77854) | |
Early/Lower Oligocene | Peru (Piura) | D. petersoni (55437) | |
Rupelian | USA (Mississippi) | D. funerata (5791 5867 5942 5943 5944 5947 5948 84137) | |
Late/Upper Oligocene | USA (North Carolina) | D. idoneus (71649 71651 71652) | |
Aquitanian | France (Aquitaine) | D. transversa (74865) | |
Aquitanian | Panama | D. gonoides (42624 42630 42631) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | USA (South Carolina) | D. sp. (92430) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | India | D. protoflexuosa (76573) D. sp. (72083) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | USA (New Jersey) | D. abesconi (59724) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | India (Meghalaya) | D. sp. (46493) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | USA (California) | D. sp. (71216 71223) | |
Burdigalian | USA (Delaware) | D. sp., D. idoneus (18579) |