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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Tellinoidea: Donacidae

Donax vellicatus Reeve, 1855


Range: 17°N to 5°S; 88°W to 37°W
Maximum Reported Size: 34  mm

Synonymy

Donax pulchellus auct. non Hanley, 1843
Donax vellicatus Reeve, 1855
Donax higuerotensis Weisbord, 1964
Donax intermedius Usticke, 1969

Details


Donax vellicatus Reeve, 1855,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 17°N to 5°S; 88°W to 37°W
Maximum Reported Size: 34 mm
Distribution: Belize, Panama; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad; Brazil: Rio Grande do Norte
References: Morrison (1971) NSEWM

Donax higuerotensis Weisbord, 1964, 
[Synonym]
References: Morrison (1971) s

Donax intermedius Usticke, 1969, 
[Synonym]
References: Morrison (1971) s

Donax pulchellus auct. non Hanley, 1843, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad
References: Morrison (1971) s
Comments: Misidentification by Guppy (1877).



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