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Donax trunculus Truncated wedge clam, Truncate donax

Donax trunculus is commonly referred to as Truncated wedge clam, Truncate donax. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Donax trunculus

Donax trunculus


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lexID:
5778 
AphiaID:
139602 
Scientific:
Donax trunculus 
German:
Sägezahnmuschel, Gestutzte Stumpfmuschel, Gestutzte Dreiecksmuschel 
English:
Truncated Wedge Clam, Truncate Donax 
Category:
Sea Shells 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Cardiida (Order) > Donacidae (Family) > Donax (Genus) > trunculus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Linnaeus, 1758 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Northern Africa, Portugal, Red Sea, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
5 - 25 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 1.97" (3cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
59 °F - 82.4 °F (15°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Donax acutangulus
  • Donax aperittus
  • Donax asper
  • Donax assimilis
  • Donax baliregteri
  • Donax bertini
  • Donax bipartitus
  • Donax brazieri
  • Donax bruneirufi
  • Donax burnupi
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-03-14 19:06:52 

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Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names:
Donax bellardii Tapparone Canefri, 1869 (synonym)
Donax brevis Requien, 1848 (synonym)
Donax julianae Middendorf, 1849
Donax julianae Krynicky, 1837 (nomen nudum; available from Middendorf, 1849)
Donax trunculatus Locard, 1886 (synonym)
Donax trunculus var. atlantica Kobelt, 1886 (synonym)
Donax trunculus var. flaveola Gemmellaro, 1834 (synonym)
Donax trunculus var. maxima Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895 (synonym)
Donax trunculus var. ponderosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895 (synonym)
Donax trunculus var. subplana Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895 (synonym)
Serrula adriatica Monterosato, 1884 (synonym)

Direct children (6):
Variety Donax trunculus var. atlantica Kobelt, 1886 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Variety Donax trunculus var. flaveola Gemmellaro, 1834 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Variety Donax trunculus var. fulva Pallary, 1938 accepted as Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
Variety Donax trunculus var. maxima Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Variety Donax trunculus var. ponderosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Variety Donax trunculus var. subplana Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895 accepted as Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)

External links

  1. Coquina tellina (es). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Donax trunculus - Gebänderte Dreieckmuschel

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