| Donacidae (donax clams) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 6 - 20 m |
| Western Atlantic: USA to Brazil. |
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Shell wedge-shaped, heavy, moderately inflated, with rhomboidal outline. Shell surface smooth. Posterodorsal slope somewhat flat. Pallial sinus large. Hinge with 2 lateral teeth (1 bifid) on each valve, lateral teeth absent. Umbones slightly posterior. Periostracum thin, glossy. Colour: tan cream with purple umbonal region; periostracum brown (Ref. 344). |
| It has a total length of 6.5 cm (Ref. 344). Combination depth range: min from literature, max from estimate. It is found infaunal in shallow sandy bottoms (Ref. 344). Infaunal (Ref. 104365). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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