WoRMS taxon details
Donax acutangulus Deshayes, 1854
225487 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225487)
accepted
Species
Donax (Machaerodonax) acutangulus Deshayes, 1854 · alternative representation
Donax acutangula Deshayes, 1854 · unaccepted > incorrect original spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Donax acutangula Deshayes, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Donax</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date:pl. 1-6, September 1854; pl. 7-8, October 1854; pl.9: June 1855]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120533
page(s): pl. 6 fig. 33; note: name credited to Deshayes, but the cited paper appeared only in March 1855 [details]
page(s): pl. 6 fig. 33; note: name credited to Deshayes, but the cited paper appeared only in March 1855 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Donax acutangulus Deshayes, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225487 on 2024-04-16
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original description
(of Donax acutangula Deshayes, 1854) Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Donax</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date:pl. 1-6, September 1854; pl. 7-8, October 1854; pl.9: June 1855]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120533
page(s): pl. 6 fig. 33; note: name credited to Deshayes, but the cited paper appeared only in March 1855 [details]
basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Sowerby, G. B. II. (1866). Monograph of the genus <i>Donax</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (24-25): 305–317, pl. 280–283. London, privately published. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940732
page(s): 306, pl. 280 fig. 10; note: specific name emended to acutangulus [details]
identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 652-653 [details]
page(s): pl. 6 fig. 33; note: name credited to Deshayes, but the cited paper appeared only in March 1855 [details]
basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Sowerby, G. B. II. (1866). Monograph of the genus <i>Donax</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (24-25): 305–317, pl. 280–283. London, privately published. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940732
page(s): 306, pl. 280 fig. 10; note: specific name emended to acutangulus [details]
identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 652-653 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Spelling Originally spelled acutangula, first emended to acutangulus by Sowerby (1866) and thereafter always cited with this spelling, deemed to be a justified emendation under ICZN Art. 33.2.3.1. [details]
