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Bivalvia Veneroida Donacidae 

Donax (Latona) cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Donax cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758
   Donax radiatus Humphrey, 1797
   Latona variabilis Schumacher, 1817
   Donax granosa Lamarck, 1818
   Donax bicolor Lamarck, 1818*
   Donax obscura Deshayes, 1831
   Donax tiesenhauseni Preston, 1908

Common Name

Cuneate Wedge Shell p.72, pl.73C      Wilson, B 2002.  
Naminoko-gai B1083 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: B1083]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.67 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.293 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habit: burrowing, infaunal 
substrate: sand 

References

 Bernard, F.R., Cai, Y.Y. & Morton, B. 1993. p.100 Secondary source
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.185, pl. 67, fig. 3 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.106, no. 379 General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.145-146, pl. 22, figs. 2a-2b General reference
 Subba Rao, N.V. & Dey, A. 1986. p.11-14, figs. 5-6, 22, 23, 27, 36 General reference
 Subba Rao, N.V. & Dey, A. 2000. p.264 General reference
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.11 Biology and ecology

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Tellinoidea
                  Donacidae Fleming, 1828*
                    Donax Linnaeus, 1758
                      Donax (Latona) Schumacher, 1817
                        Donax (Latona) cuneatus Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=17488) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.