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Donax
Donax is a genus of small, edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks. The genus is sometimes known as bean clams or wedge shells; however, Donax species have numerous different common names in different parts of the world. In the southeastern US they are known as "coquina", a word that is also used for the hard limestone concretions of their shells and those of other marine organisms.
59 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Coquina
speciesDonax variabilis
Gould Beanclam
speciesDonax gouldii
Wedge Clam
speciesDonax trunculus
Banded Wedge Shell
speciesDonax vittatus
Fossor Coquina
speciesDonax fossor
Donax hanleyanus
speciesDonax hanleyanus
Half-striated Donax
speciesDonax semistriatus
White Clam
speciesDonax serra
Common Caribbean Donax
speciesDonax denticulatus
Rugose Donax
speciesDonax rugosus
Lovely Donax
speciesDonax venustus
Punctate Donax
speciesDonax punctatostriatus
Brazier's Wedge Shell
speciesDonax brazieri
Rough Butterfly Donax
speciesDonax asper
Toothed Donax
speciesDonax dentifer
Striate Donax
speciesDonax striatus
Texas Coquina
speciesDonax texasianus
Smooth Wedge-shell
speciesDonax variegatus
Donax assimilis
speciesDonax assimilis
Sculptured Donax
speciesDonax carinatus
Donax obesulus
speciesDonax obesulus
California Beanclam
speciesDonax californicus
Donax ecuadorianus
speciesDonax ecuadorianus
Donax spiculum
speciesDonax spiculum
Donax vellicatus
speciesDonax vellicatus
Donax kindermanni
speciesDonax kindermanni
Gracile Donax
speciesDonax gracilis
Donax bipartitus
speciesDonax bipartitus
Donax virilis
speciesDonax virilis
Donax transversus
speciesDonax transversus
Choice Pipi
speciesDonax electilis
Donax gemmula
speciesDonax gemmula
Donax spiniferus
speciesDonax spiniferus
Donax bruneirufi
speciesDonax bruneirufi
Donax simplex
speciesDonax simplex
Beautiful Donax
speciesDonax pulchellus
Donax scalpellum
speciesDonax scalpellum
Donax townsendi
speciesDonax townsendi
Donax pseudacutangulus
speciesDonax pseudacutangulus
Donax caelatus
speciesDonax caelatus
Donax erythraeensis
speciesDonax erythraeensis
Donax pusillus
speciesDonax pusillus
Donax culter
speciesDonax culter
Donax grasi
speciesDonax grasi
Donax obesus
speciesDonax obesus
Donax impar
speciesDonax impar
Donax souverbianus
speciesDonax souverbianus
Donax acutangulus
speciesDonax acutangulus
Donax paxillus
speciesDonax paxillus
Donax clathratus
speciesDonax clathratus
Donax introradiatus
speciesDonax introradiatus
Donax saxulum
speciesDonax saxulum
Donax phariformis
speciesDonax phariformis
Donax verdensis
speciesDonax verdensis
Donax baliregteri
speciesDonax baliregteri
Donax rothi
speciesDonax rothi
Donax szemiani
speciesDonax szemiani
Donax denisi
speciesDonax denisi
Donax trapesialis
speciesDonax trapesialis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59396.