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Donax fossor

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae

Taxonomy
Donax fossor was named by Say (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Donax fossor Say
2008Donax fossor Hendy et al.

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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
speciesfossorSay 1822

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 fossor Say 1822
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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 Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Donax fossor (75025)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Donax fossor (58894 58895 59307 59310)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Donax fossor (92408)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Donax fossor (79331)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Donax fossor (58897 59312 59316 59317)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Donax fossor (59313)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Donax fossor (66612 66614 66617 66618 66621 66622)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Donax fossor (66742 69045)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Donax fossor (66755 66758 66760 69046)