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Donax (Donax) gouldii (Gould beanclam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae

Synonyms
  • Donax laevigata was named by Reeve (1844). It is extant.

    It was replaced with Donax gouldii by Dall (1921).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Donax laevigata Reeve figs. pl. 5, sp. 31
1921Donax gouldii Dall
1957Donax gouldi Valentine
1959Donax gouldii Addicott and Emerson p. 17
2000Donax gouldii Coan et al. p. 423
2003Donax gouldii Moore figs. pl. 8, fig. 3
2021Donax (Donax) gouldii Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyDonacidaeFleming 1828
genusDonax
subgenusDonaxLinnaeus 1758
speciesgouldii(Dall 1921)

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.

Donax (Donax) gouldii Dall 1921 [Gould beanclam]
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Invalid names: Donax laevigata Reeve 1844 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:23:15
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:23:15
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Donax gouldii (231899)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Donax gouldi (201624) Donax gouldii (237610 240573) Donax gouldii, Donax laevigata (240574) Donax laevigata (240568 240571 240572)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Donax gouldi (96594)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Donax laevigata (222663 222664)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Donax flexuosus (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Donax gouldi (96930 96935 96936 96937 96938 96939 160361 203417 219029 219030 240555 240635 240660 240661 240662) Donax gouldii (59063 96566 96895 226458 240604 240609 240612 240613 240614 240615 240617 240621) Donax laevigata (222659 222660 222661 222662)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Donax gouldi (67641)