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 venustus Poli, 1795

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 cattaniana*	Brusina, 1866	synonym
*Donax modestus*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Donax radiata*	Krynicki, 1837	synonym; nom. nud.
*Donax sebae*	Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008	synonym
*Donax venusta*	Poli, 1795	synonym
*Donax venustus var. elongata*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895	synonym
*Donax venustus var. intermedia*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Βιολετί κοχύλι

Literature

original description	Poli, J. X. (1795). Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39.
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.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Donax venustus Poli, 1795. 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:139603