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| A group of shells of Donax variabilis showing color variation | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Family: | Donacidae |
| Genus: | Donax Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Donax is a genus of small, edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs with highly variable color patterns. The genus is sometimes known as bean clams or wedge shells; however, Donax species have different common names in different parts of the world. In the southeastern U.S. they are known as "coquina", a word that is also used for the hard limestone concretions of their shells and those of other marine organisms. They are called "Chip Chip" in Trinidad & Tobago and "Chipi Chipi" in Venezuela, "Stumpfmuschel" in German, and "Zaaje" in Dutch.[1] In South Vanuatu Languages they are called "Kaiwi" or "Tumbar".[2]
- ^ "Donax Linnaeus, 1758". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Secretariat of the Pacific Community (2003). Vanuatu Country Report: Profiles and Results From Survey Work at Paunangisu Village, Moso Island, Uri and Uripiv Islands and the Maskelyne Archipelago (PDF). ISBN 978-982-00-0265-4.