Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Heteroconchia > Subterclass Euheterodonta > Superorder Imparidentia > Order Cardiida > Superfamily Tellinoidea > Family Donacidae > Genus Donax

Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Donax*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name
*Capsella*	J. E. Gray, 1851	synonym
*Cuneus*	da Costa, 1778	synonym
*Donax (Capsella)*	Gray, 1851	synonym
*Donax (Cuneus)*	da Costa, 1778	synonym
*Serrula*	Mörch, 1853	synonym

Species group names

*Donax bellardii*	Tapparone Canefri, 1869	synonym
*Donax brevis*	Requien, 1848	synonym
*Donax julianae*	Krynicki, 1837	synonym; nom. nud.
*Donax trunculatus*	Locard, 1886	synonym
*Donax trunculus var. atlantica*	Kobelt, 1886	synonym
*Donax trunculus var. flaveola*	Gemmellaro, 1834	synonym
*Donax trunculus var. maxima*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895	synonym
*Donax trunculus var. ponderosa*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895	synonym
*Donax trunculus var. subplana*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895	synonym
*Serrula adriatica*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: midhja buzësharrë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Dutch: stomp zaagje; stompje zaagje sources: VLIZ. (2016). Wetenschappelijke en handelsbenamingen voor visserij- en aquacultuurproducten op de Belgische markt. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, BIN 2016_001. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Oostende. 28 + Annex. pp.

English: truncate donax; truncated wedge clam sources: VLIZ. (2016). Wetenschappelijke en handelsbenamingen voor visserij- en aquacultuurproducten op de Belgische markt. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, BIN 2016_001. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Oostende. 28 + Annex. pp.;Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

French: flion tronqué sources: VLIZ. (2016). Wetenschappelijke en handelsbenamingen voor visserij- en aquacultuurproducten op de Belgische markt. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, BIN 2016_001. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Oostende. 28 + Annex. pp.

German: gestutzte Dreieckmuschel; Gestutzte Dreiecksmuschel; gestutzte Stumpfmuschel; Sägezahnmuschel sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.;Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.;VLIZ. (2016). Wetenschappelijke en handelsbenamingen voor visserij- en aquacultuurproducten op de Belgische markt. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, BIN 2016_001. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Oostende. 28 + Annex. pp.

Greek: Κίτρινο κοχύλι

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p.
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	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.
additional source	Neuberger-Cywiak, L.; Achituv, Y.; Mizrahi, L. (1989). The ecology of Donax trunculus Linnaeus and Donax semistriatus Poli from the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 134(3): 203-220.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Donax trunculus 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:139602