| Description | Donax trunculus, the abrupt wedge shell or wedge clam, is a bivalve species in the family Donacidae. It is native to the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of western Europe. It is locally known as tellin, tellina, telline or "tenille" in France, tellina in Italy, tellina or coquina in Spain, conquilha or cadelinha in Portugal and Um El-Kholol in Egypt and is consumed as a food in these countries. There is a very similar shellfish in Australia locally known as "Pippies".
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax trunculus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax trunculus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Donax |
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| Scientific Name | Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Name Published In | Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Donax trunculus | species | belongs to Donax | stated with evidence | Linnaeus, 1758 | | Donax trunculus | species | belongs to Donax | stated without evidence | Schneider et al., 2005 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 3.60 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic |
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| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Donax) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Donax) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. Schneider, W. Witt, and E. Yigitbas. 2005. Ostracods and bivalves from an Upper Pleistocene (Tyrrhenian) marine terrace near Altinova (Izmit Province, Turkey). Zitteliana 45:87-114 |
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| Common Name(s) | Gestutzte Dreiecksmuschel, Sägezahnmuschel, Flion Tronqué, Gestutzte Dreieckmuschel, Gestutzte Stumpfmuschel, Midhja Buzësharrë, Stomp Zaagje, Stompje Zaagje, Truncate Donax, Truncated Wedge Clam, Κίτρινο κοχύλι, Truncated Wedgeshell, Sägezahn |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donax_trunculus |
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| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Donax trunculus ponderosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895 | GBIF | variety | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax trunculus ponderosa |
| Donax brevis Requien, 1848 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax brevis |
| Donax trunculus maxima Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895 | GBIF | variety | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax trunculus maxima |
| Serrula adriatica Monterosato, 1884 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Serrula adriatica |
| Donax julianae Krynicky, 1837 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax julianae |
| Donax trunculus flaveola Gemmellaro, 1834 | GBIF | variety | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax trunculus flaveola |
| Donax trunculus atlantica Kobelt, 1886 | GBIF | variety | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax trunculus atlantica |
| Donax bellardii Tapparone Canefri, 1869 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax bellardii |
| Donax trunculus subplana Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895 | GBIF | variety | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax trunculus subplana |
| Donax trunculatus Locard, 1886 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Donacidae : Donax : Donax trunculatus |
| Schneider S., Witt W., et al (2005) Ostracods and bivalves from an Upper Pleistocene (Tyrrhenian) marine terrace near Altinova (Izmit Province, Turkey), Zitteliana 45, 87-114 |
| Woods S. V. , A monograph of the Crag Mollusca, or, descriptions of shells from the middle and upper tertiaries of the East of England. Part II. Bivalves, 1-302 |
| Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Lindner, G. (1999) Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp. - via Catalogue of Life |
| VLIZ (2016) Wetenschappelijke en handelsbenamingen voor visserij- en aquacultuurproducten op de Belgische markt: VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, BIN 2016_001. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Oostende. 28 + Annex. pp - via Catalogue of Life |
| PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points - via Catalogue of Life |
| Dhora, DH. (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. - via Catalogue of Life |
| Cole, T. C. H. (2017) Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English: 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp - via Catalogue of Life |
Donax trunculus
