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Donax (Paradonax) californicus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae

Taxonomy
Donax californicus was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Donax (Paradonax) californicus by Coan et al. (2000), Moore (2003) and Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Donax californicus Conrad p. 254
1895Donax californicus Ashley p. 344
1959Donax californica Emerson and Chace
2000Donax (Paradonax) californicus Coan et al. p. 422
2003Donax (Paradonax) californicus Moore figs. pl. 8, fig. 5
2021Donax (Paradonax) californicus 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
subgenusParadonax
speciescalifornicus(Conrad 1837)

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.

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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 Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Donax californica (138723 222663 222664) Donax californicus (71053)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Donax californicus (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Donax californica (96589 222660) Donax californicus (59063 96895 96930 96936 96937 96938 96939 160361 219029 219030 222674)