NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 1999

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Donacidae
  Superfamily - Tellinoidea
  Order - Veneroida
  Subclass - Heterodonta
  Class - Bivalvia
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Donax roemeri
      Species - Donax variabilis
      Species - Donax fossor
      Species - Donax variegatus
      Species - Donax vittatus
      Species - Donax texasianus
      Species - Donax denticulatus
      Species - Donax gouldii
      Species - Donax californicus