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Donacidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Donacidae Fleming
1931Donacidae Olsson p. 66
1980Donacidae Vokes p. 146
1987Donacidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
1989Donacidae Saul p. 191
1992Donacidae Ward p. 96
2000Donacidae Coan et al. p. 259
2009Donacidae Nevesskaja
2010Donacidae Bouchet et al.
2011Donacidae Carter et al. p. 16

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

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.

Fm. Donacidae Fleming 1828
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G. †Adelodonax Saul 1989
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†Adelodonax altus Gabb 1864
†Adelodonax tectus Saul 1989
G. Deltachion Iredale 1930
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†Deltachion dixoni Tate 1887
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†Donax brazieri Smith 1892
G. Donax Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Donax (Capsella) Gray 1851
Subg. Donax (Cuneus) da Costa 1778
Subg. Donax (Donax) Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Donax laevigata Reeve 1844 [replaced]
†Donax (Donax) parinensis Olsson 1928
Subg. Donax (Hecuba) Schumacher 1817
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Subg. Donax (Latona) Schumacher 1817
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†Donax (Latona) capparis Olsson 1928
†Donax (Latona) cuneatus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax (Latona) faba Gmelin 1791
†Donax (Latona) parisiensis Deshayes 1857
†Donax (Latona) prosopsis Olsson 1928
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Invalid names: Donax punaensis Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym]
†Paradonax petersoni Olsson 1931
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Invalid names: Donax roemeri Philippi 1849 [synonym]
Subg. †Donax (Tembrockia) Gründel 1980
†Donax acutus Deshayes 1857
Donax asper Olsson 1961
†Donax bezanconi Cossmann 1883
Donax carinatus Hanley 1843
†Donax carinatus palaius Woodring 1982
†Donax cuneatus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax deltoides Lamarck 1818
Donax denticulatus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax faba Gmelin 1791
Donax flexuosus Gould 1853
Donax fossor Say 1822
†Donax foucardi Deshayes 1857
†Donax funerata Conrad 1848
†Donax gonioides Woodring 1982
†Donax haughtoni Carrington and Kensley 1969
Donax hilairea Guerin 1832
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Invalid names: Donax hanleyanus Philippi 1845 [synonym]
†Donax idoneus Conrad 1872
†Donax incerta Deshayes 1857
†Donax latus Gabb 1869
Donax obesulus Reeve 1854
†Donax petersoni Olsson 1931
Donax politus Poli 1791
Donax rugosus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax scrippsensis Hanna 1927
†Donax securiformis Dunker 1846
Donax serra Roding 1798
Donax striatus Linnaeus 1767
Donax texasianus Philippi 1847
†Donax triangulata Anderson and Martin 1914
†Donax trigonulus Deshayes 1857
†Donax trueloides Gardner 1947
Donax trunculus Linnaeus 1758
†Donax veneriformis Lamarck 1818
Donax vittatus da Costa 1778
†Donax wiedenmayeri Hodson and Hodson 1931
G. †Egerella
G. Hemidonax Mörch 1871
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†Hemidonax pictus Tryon 1870
G. †Notodonax Feruglio 1935
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Subg. †Notodonax (Aliodonax) Saul 1989
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Subg. †Notodonax (Protodonax) Vokes 1945
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G. Plebidonax Iredale 1930
G. †Protodonax Vokes 1945
G. Tentidonax Iredale 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-09 14:22:57
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:22:57
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Holocene or 208.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (336 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Mactra securiformis (38083)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Protodonax minutissimus (1856)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Lebanon Protodonax minutissimus (69180)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Arab Emirates Notodonax annaeeugeniae (3790 3791)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Protodonax lingulatus (4643 4654 4658 6548) Protodonax lingulatus tensus (6527 6533) Protodonax lingulatus, Protodonax robustus (4641)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Idaho) Protodonax sp. (184622)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Texas) Protodonax lingulatus (4644)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5USA (California) Notodonax hsui (119459)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (California) Adelodonax tectus (86954 86955 86956) Notodonax hsui (86780)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (California) Adelodonax tectus (207435) Notodonax hsui (207431 207434 207437) Notodonax hsui, Adelodonax tectus (207432)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (California) Notodonax hsui (207433)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Protodonax n. sp. (7612)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Notodonax bolsae (144770) Notodonax sp. (144764)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Protodonax sp. (7467 7469)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Adelodonax altus (185398 185403 185445 185456 185466 185467 185636 185704 205789 207436 215291) Pharella alta (83793)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Peru Macrodonax peruviana (1336)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico Adelodonex altus (1372)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon Parish) Protodonax sp. (163014 163028)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina Notodonax annae-eugenieae (1371)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Notodonax sp. (4598) Protodonax sp. (1301)