Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Full reference: A. J. Carrington and B. F. Kensley. 1969. Pleistocene molluscs from the Namaqualand Coast. Annals of the South African Museum 52(9):189-223
Belongs to Donax according to A. J. Carrington and B. F. Kensley 1969
Sister taxa: Donax (Capsella), Donax (Chion), Donax (Cuneus), Donax (Donax), Donax (Grammatodonax), Donax (Hecuba), Donax (Latona), Donax (Machaerodonax), Donax (Paradonax), Donax (Plebidonax), Donax (Serrula), Donax (Tembrockia), Donax acutus, Donax asper, Donax bezanconi, Donax carinatus, Donax cuneatus, Donax deltoides, Donax denticulatus, Donax faba, Donax flexuosus, Donax fossor, Donax foucardi, Donax funerata, Donax gonioides, Donax hilairea, Donax idoneus, Donax incerta, Donax latus, Donax obesulus, Donax petersoni, Donax politus, Donax rugosus, Donax scrippsensis, Donax securiformis, Donax serra, Donax striatus, Donax texasianus, Donax triangulata, Donax trigonulus, Donax trueloides, Donax trunculus, Donax veneriformis, Donax vittatus, Donax wiedenmayeri
Type specimen: Its type locality is Swartlintjiesrivier Loc 2, which is in a Pliocene foreshore sandstone/siltstone in South Africa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of South Africa (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.