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Donax vittatus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae

Taxonomy
Donax vittatus was named by da Costa (1778). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Donax vittatus da Costa
1850Donax vittatus Wood p. 219

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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
speciesvittatusda Costa 1778

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 vittatus da Costa 1778
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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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Donax vittatus (97962 97967 97968 97969 98107 98108)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Donax vittatus (84833)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Ireland Donax vittatus (178118)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117Morocco Donax vittatus (127636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Netherlands Donax vittatus (98196 98197 98199 98200 98201)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Morocco Donax vittatus (127593 127599 127619)