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Donax venustus Poli, 1795

Donax venustus Poli, 1795Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 3-4 m, 28.04.2009), actual size 20.5 mm.
Donax venustus Poli, 1795
Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 3-4 m, 28.04.2009), actual size 20.5 mm.

139603  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139603)

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Donax cattaniana Brusina, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Donax modestus Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Donax radiata Krynicki, 1837 · unaccepted > nomen nudum (nomen nudum)
Donax sebae Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Donax venusta Poli, 1795 · unaccepted (incorrect gender agreement of...)  
incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet

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Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 80-81; pl. 19 fig. 23-24 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Donax venustus Poli, 1795. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=139603 on 2026-06-04
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Donax venustus Poli, 1795. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139603 on 2026-06-04
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Gofas, Serge

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original description Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 80-81; pl. 19 fig. 23-24 [details] 

original description (of Donax sebae Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008) Cecalupo, A.; Buzzurro, G.; Mariani, M. (2008). Contributo alla conoscenza della macrofauna del Golfo di Gabès (Tunisia). <em>Quaderni della Civica Stazione Idrobiologica di Milano.</em> 31: 1-173. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Donax cattaniana Brusina, 1866) Brusina, S. (1866). Contribuzione pella fauna dei molluschi dalmati. <em>Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-königlichen Zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 16 (Beilage): 1-134, 1 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41695 [details] 

original description (of Donax modestus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Donax venusta Poli, 1795) Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 80-81; pl. 19 fig. 23-24 [details] 

original description (of Donax venustus var. elongata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 468 [details] 

original description (of Donax venustus var. intermedia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 468, pl. 69 fig. 9-10 [details] 

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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

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. (look up in RoR) [details] 
 
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To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Donax radiata Krynicki, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Donax venusta Poli, 1795)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) 
To Malacopics (Donax venustus Poli, 1795 Portugal, Faro, Monto Gordo, beached, collected June 1995... 
To PESI (from synonym Donax cattaniana Brusina, 1866)
To PESI (from synonym Donax modestus Risso, 1826)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Donax radiata Krynicki, 1837)
To PESI (from synonym Donax venusta Poli, 1795)
To PESI (from synonym Donax venustus var. elongata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895)
To PESI (from synonym Donax venustus var. intermedia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1895)
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