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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 Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.67
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong 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.