Donax hanleyanus

Donax hanleyanus
Donax hanleyanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Infraclass: Euheterodonta
Order: Euheterodonta incertae sedis
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Donacidae
Genus: Donax
Species: D. hanleyanus
Binomial name
Donax hanleyanus
Philippi, 1847

Donax hanleyanus, common name the wedge clam (locally in Argentina and Uruguay: berberecho), is a marine bivalve mollusk species in the family Donacidae, the bean clams or wedge shells. It is found widely distributed through sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of South America, from Brazil to Argentina.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Herrmann, M.; et al (2009). "Testing the habitat harshness hypothesis: Reproductive biology of the wedge clam Donax hanleyanus (Bivalvia: Donacidae) on three Argentinean sandy beaches with contrasting morphodynamics". Journal of Molluscan Studies (Oxford University Press) 76 (1): 33–47. ISSN 1464-3766. http://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.33319. 
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