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Donax serra

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae

Taxonomy
Donax serra was named by Roding (1798). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Donax serra Roding
1972Donax serra Kensley p. 182
1973Donax serra Davies p. 761

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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
speciesserraRoding 1798

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 serra Roding 1798
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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 Miocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa Donax serra (22219)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) Donax serra (179485)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Donax serra (77527)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Donax serra (91831 110489)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Donax serra (122933 122936 122941)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia Donax serra (122932)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) Donax serra (124050 124051 124052 124053 124054 124055)