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Family: Donacidae donax clams (See list of species below)

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53 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Donax asper [Rough butterfly Donax]	No picture found Donax bipartitus []	No picture found Donax carinatus [Sculptured Donax]
Donax cuneatus [Cuneate Donax]	Donax denticulatus [Common Caribbean Donax]	No picture found Donax dentifer [Toothed Donax]
No picture found Donax dysoni []	Donax faba [Pacific bean Donax]	Donax fossor [Fossor coquina]
No picture found Donax gemmula []	No picture found Donax gouldii [Gould beanclam]	No picture found Donax gracilis [Gracile Donax]
No picture found Donax hanleyanus []	Donax incarnatus [Fleshy Donax]	No picture found Donax kiusiunensis []
No picture found Donax nitidus []	No picture found Donax pulchellus [Beautiful Donax]	No picture found Donax punctatostriatus [Punctate Donax]
No picture found Donax rugosus [Rugose Donax]	No picture found Donax scalpellum []	Donax scortum [Leather Donax]
No picture found Donax semigranosus []	Donax semistriatus []	No picture found Donax serra [White mussel]
No picture found Donax sordidus []	No picture found Donax spiculum []	Donax striatus [Striate Donax]
No picture found Donax texasianus [Texas coquina]	No picture found Donax ticaonicus []	Donax trunculus [Truncate Donax]
No picture found Donax variabilis [Variable coquina]	Donax variegatus [Smooth Donax]	No picture found Donax vellicatus []
Donax venustus [Lovely Donax]	Donax vittatus [Banded-wedge shell]	No picture found Egeria concamerata []
No picture found Egeria heukelomii []	No picture found Egeria kochii []	No picture found Galatea bengoensis []
No picture found Galatea bernardii []	No picture found Galatea cailliaudii []	No picture found Galatea congica []
No picture found Galatea nux []	No picture found Galatea paradoxa [Common galatea clam]	No picture found Galatea schwabi []
No picture found Galatea tenuicula []	No picture found Iphigenia altior [Tall false donax]	Iphigenia brasiliana [Giant false donax]
No picture found Iphigenia brasiliensis []	No picture found Iphigenia curta []	No picture found Iphigenia delessertii [Delessert's false donax]
No picture found Iphigenia laevigata [Smooth false donax]	No picture found Iphigenia rostrata [Rostrate false donax]

53 Species of Family Donacidae
(donax clams)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Donax asper	Rough butterfly Donax	Eastern Pacific.
Donax bipartitus		Western Indian Ocean
Donax carinatus	Sculptured Donax	Eastern Pacific and Weste
Donax cuneatus	Cuneate Donax	Indo-West Pacific.	4 SHL
Donax denticulatus	Common Caribbean Donax	Western Atlantic	1.8 DL
Donax dentifer	Toothed Donax	Eastern Central Pacific.	3.05 SHL
Donax dysoni		Northwest Pacific.
Donax faba	Pacific bean Donax	Indo-West Pacific	2.5 SHL
Donax fossor	Fossor coquina	North America.	1.8 DL
Donax gemmula		Western Atlantic.	0.65 DL
Donax gouldii	Gould beanclam	Eastern Central Pacific
Donax gracilis	Gracile Donax	Eastern Pacific. Tropica
Donax hanleyanus		Western Atlantic.	3.3 DL
Donax incarnatus	Fleshy Donax	Indo-West Pacific.	4 SHL
Donax kiusiunensis		Northwest Pacific.
Donax nitidus		Indo-West Pacific
Donax pulchellus	Beautiful Donax	Eastern Central Atlantic
Donax punctatostriatus	Punctate Donax	Eastern Pacific and Weste	3.9 SHL
Donax rugosus	Rugose Donax	Eastern Atlantic
Donax scalpellum		Western Indian Ocean
Donax scortum	Leather Donax	Indo-West Pacific	9 SHL
Donax semigranosus		Northwest Pacific
Donax semistriatus		Northeast Atlantic and th	4.28 SHL
Donax serra	White mussel	Southeast Atlantic
Donax sordidus		Southeast Atlantic; Sout
Donax spiculum		Western Indian Ocean
Donax striatus	Striate Donax	Western Atlantic	4 NG
Donax texasianus	Texas coquina	North America.
Donax ticaonicus		Western Pacific.
Donax trunculus	Truncate Donax	Eastern Atlantic, the Med	4.4 SHL
Donax variabilis	Variable coquina	Western Atlantic	1.9 DL
Donax variegatus	Smooth Donax	Northeast Atlantic and th	4.012 SHL
Donax vellicatus		Western Central Atlantic	3.4 NG
Donax venustus	Lovely Donax	Eastern Atlantic and the
Donax vittatus	Banded-wedge shell	Eastern Atlantic and the	4 SHL
Egeria concamerata		Eastern Atlantic.
Egeria heukelomii		Eastern Atlantic.
Egeria kochii		Eastern Central Atlantic
Galatea bengoensis		Southeast Atlantic
Galatea bernardii		Eastern Atlantic.
Galatea cailliaudii		Eastern Atlantic.
Galatea congica		Eastern Central Atlantic
Galatea nux		Eastern Central Atlantic
Galatea paradoxa	Common galatea clam	Eastern Central Atlantic
Galatea schwabi		Eastern Central Atlantic
Galatea tenuicula		Eastern Central Atlantic
Iphigenia altior	Tall false donax	Eastern Pacific. Tropica
Iphigenia brasiliana	Giant false donax	Western Atlantic
Iphigenia brasiliensis		Western Atlantic.
Iphigenia curta		Eastern Central Atlantic
Iphigenia delessertii	Delessert's false donax	Eastern Central Atlantic
Iphigenia laevigata	Smooth false donax	Eastern Central Atlantic
Iphigenia rostrata	Rostrate false donax	Eastern Central Atlantic

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