WoRMS taxon details
Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828
- Genus Donax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Galatea Bruguière, 1797
- Genus Hecuba Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Latona Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Amphichaena R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Donax (Amphichaena) R. A. Philippi, 1847 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Capsella Gray, 1851 accepted as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Cuneus da Costa, 1778 accepted as Donax (Cuneus) da Costa, 1778 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (original rank)
- Genus Deltachion Iredale, 1930 accepted as Donax (Deltachion) Iredale, 1930 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Fischeria Bernardi, 1860 accepted as Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817 (junior homonym of Fischeria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Diptera]; Profischeria Dall, 1903 is a replacement name)
- Genus Potamophila G. B. Sowerby I, 1822 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797 (unnecessary replacement name)
- Genus Profischeria Dall, 1903 accepted as Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Serrula Mörch, 1853 accepted as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236 on 2024-10-16
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basis of record
Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]