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CaRMS taxon detailsDonax variabilis Say, 1822
156776 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156776)
accepted
Species
marine
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411 [details]
Distribution South of Chesapeake Bay to mid-east Florida but not southernmost Florida; southwest Florida around the Gulf of Mexico to...
Distribution South of Chesapeake Bay to mid-east Florida but not southernmost Florida; southwest Florida around the Gulf of Mexico to Campeche State. [details] Homonymy Preoccupied by Donax variabilis Schumacher, 1817, but conserved by ICZN Opinion 1057.
Homonymy Preoccupied by Donax variabilis Schumacher, 1817, but conserved by ICZN Opinion 1057. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Donax variabilis Say, 1822. Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156776 on 2026-07-10
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Donax variabilis Say, 1822. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156776 on 2026-07-10
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original description
Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411 [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details] additional source Johnson, C. W. (1924). Coquina bouillon. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 38(1): 32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8525011 [details] additional source Chanley, P. E. (1969). Larval development of the coquina clam, <i>Donax variabilis</i> Say, with a discussion of the structure of the larval hinge in the Tellinacea. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 19(1): 214-224., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1969/00000019/00000001/art00012# [details] Available for editors  additional source Johnson, C. W. (1928). <i>Donax fossor</i>, not <i>Donax variabilis</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(4): 140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519875 [details] additional source Jacot, A. P. (1929). Range of <i>Donax variabilis</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(4): 142-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518929 [details] additional source Johnson, C. W. (1929). Further notes on <i>Donax fossor</i> and <i>Donax variabilis</i> Say. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 43(1): 28-30., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515070 [details] additional source Chanley, P. (1969). <i>Donax fossor</i>: a summer range extension of <i>Donax variabilis</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 83(1): 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515265 [details] additional source Miller, W., III & Kooser, S. (1982). The distribution of <i>Donax variabilis</i> (Bivalvia) at Ship Island, Mississippi: some paleomalacological aspects. <em>The Veliger.</em> 96(3): 113-114., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497674 [details] additional source Mikkelsen, P.S. (1981). A Comparison of Two Populations of the Coquina Clam, Donax variabilis Say, 1822 (Bivalvia: Donacidae). I. Intertidal Density, Distribution, and Migration. <em>Veliger.</em> 23(3):221-239. [details] Available for editors additional source Mikkelsen, P.S. (1985). A Comparison of Two Populations of the Coquina Clam, Donax variabilis Say, 1822 (Bivalvia: Donacidae). II. Growth Rates. <em>Veliger.</em> 27(3):308-311. [details] Available for editors  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution South of Chesapeake Bay to mid-east Florida but not southernmost Florida; southwest Florida around the Gulf of Mexico to Campeche State. [details]Homonymy Preoccupied by Donax variabilis Schumacher, 1817, but conserved by ICZN Opinion 1057. [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 51589)
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (106 publications) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Donax variabilis) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To Malacopics (Donax variabilis Say, 1822 United States, Florida, Estero Island, Estero Boulevard) To Malacopics (Donax variabilis Say, 1822 United States, Florida, Estero Island, Estero Boulevard,... To Malacopics (Donax variabilis Say, 1822 United States, Texas, Jefferson County Beach, ex coll. F... To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection To ITIS From editor or global species database
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