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Taxonomy
Donax irus was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.
It was recombined as Venerupis irus by Wood (1850); it was recombined as Irus irus by Moths et al. (2010).
It was recombined as Venerupis irus by Wood (1850); it was recombined as Irus irus by Moths et al. (2010).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1767 | Donax irus Linnaeus p. 1128 |
| 1850 | Venerupis irus Wood p. 205 |
| 2010 | Irus irus Moths et al. p. 28 |
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Irus irus Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.45000 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdigalian | Germany | Irus irus (111599) | |
| Middle Miocene | Poland | Irus irus (51689 51690 51691) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | United Kingdom (England) | Venerupis irus (84764) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Italy | Irus irus (78312) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Ireland | Irus irus (178118) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Morocco | Venerupis irus (127578) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain | Venerupis irus (128327) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Irus irus (63351) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Irus irus (63350) |