Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Heteroconchia > Subterclass Archiheterodonta > Order Carditida > Superfamily Crassatelloidea > Family Astartidae > Genus Digitaria

Digitaria digitaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

DigitariaS. V. Wood, 1853accepted genus name
Woodia Deshayes, 1858 synonym

Species group names

Digitaria digitata [sic] orthographic variant
Astarte excentrica Deshayes, 1846 synonym
Digitaria digitata var. rubra Pallary, 1902 synonym
Digitaria vulgaris S. V. Wood, 1853 synonym
Lucina curviradiata Nyst, 1835 synonym
Lucina digitalis Lamarck, 1819 synonym
Tellina digitaria Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
Venus cancellata Delle Chiaje, 1830 synonym
Woodia digitaria (Linnaeus, 1758) synonym
Woodia digitaria var. funnazzensis De Gregorio, 1895 synonym

Literature

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

additional source

Marquet, R. (2005). The Neogene Bivalvia (Heterodonta and Anomalodesmata) and Scaphopoda from Kallo and Doel (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium). Palaeontos. 6: 1-142, pls 1-62.

additional source

Marina, P.; Urra, J.; Bueno, J. D. D.; Rueda, J. L.; Gofas, S.; Salas, C. (2020). Spermcast mating with release of zygotes in the small dioecious bivalve Digitaria digitaria. Scientific Reports. 10: 12605.

additional source

Besteiro, C., J.S. Troncoso, J. Parapar, L.V. Salvini-Plawen & V. Urgorri, 1991. Hallazgos de Monobrachium parasitum (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) en asociacion con Digitaria digitaria (Mollusca, Bivalva). Iberus 9 1-2: 91-96.

additional source

Moerdijk, P.W., Janssen, A.W., Wesselingh, F.P., Peeters, G.A., Pouwer, R., Nieulande, F.A.D. van, Janse A.C., Slik, L. van der, Meijer, T. Rijken, R., Cadée, G.C., Hoeksema, D., Doeksen, G., Bastemeijer, A., Strack, H., Vervoenen, M. & Poorten, J.J. ter. (2010). De fossiele schelpen van de Nederlandse kust. Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis, Leiden. 332 pp.

additional source

Huber, M. (2010). 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

additional source

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.

identification resource

Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Digitaria digitaria (Linnaeus, 1758). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138825

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.
annex IV EU Habitat Directive Annex IV: Species of community interest in need of strict protection.

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