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Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828
Genus Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Egerella Stoliczka, 1870 †
Genus Galatea Bruguière, 1797
Genus Hecuba Schumacher, 1817
Genus Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817
Genus Latona Schumacher, 1817
Genus Amphichaena R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Donax (Amphichaena) R. A. Philippi, 1847 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Genus Capsella Gray, 1851 accepted as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chion Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Donax (Chion) Scopoli, 1777 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Cuneus da Costa, 1778 accepted as Donax (Cuneus) da Costa, 1778 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (original rank)
Genus Deltachion Iredale, 1930 accepted as Donax (Deltachion) Iredale, 1930 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Egeria de Roissy, 1805 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797 (unnecessary replacement name for Galatea Bruguière, 1797)
Genus Egeria I. Lea, 1833 † accepted as Egerella Stoliczka, 1870 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Egeria de Roissy, 1805; Egerella is a replacement name)
Genus Fischeria Bernardi, 1860 accepted as Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817 (junior homonym of Fischeria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Diptera]; Profischeria Dall, 1903 is a replacement name)
Genus Galateia Brito Capello, 1878 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797 (error for Galatea Bruguière, 1797)
Genus Galathea Lamarck, 1805 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797 (unjustified emmendation for Galatea Bruguière, 1797)
Genus Grammatodonax Dall, 1900 accepted as Donax (Grammatodonax) Dall, 1900 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Potamophila G. B. Sowerby I, 1822 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797 (unnecessary replacement name)
Genus Profischeria Dall, 1903 accepted as Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817
Genus Serrula Mörch, 1853 accepted as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Tentidonax Iredale, 1930 accepted as Donax (Tentidonax) Iredale, 1930 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Egerella Stoliczka, 1870 †
Genus Galatea Bruguière, 1797
Genus Hecuba Schumacher, 1817
Genus Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817
Genus Latona Schumacher, 1817
Genus Amphichaena R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Donax (Amphichaena) R. A. Philippi, 1847 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Genus Capsella Gray, 1851 accepted as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chion Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Donax (Chion) Scopoli, 1777 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Cuneus da Costa, 1778 accepted as Donax (Cuneus) da Costa, 1778 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758 (original rank)
Genus Deltachion Iredale, 1930 accepted as Donax (Deltachion) Iredale, 1930 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Egeria de Roissy, 1805 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797 (unnecessary replacement name for Galatea Bruguière, 1797)
Genus Egeria I. Lea, 1833 † accepted as Egerella Stoliczka, 1870 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Egeria de Roissy, 1805; Egerella is a replacement name)
Genus Fischeria Bernardi, 1860 accepted as Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817 (junior homonym of Fischeria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [Diptera]; Profischeria Dall, 1903 is a replacement name)
Genus Galateia Brito Capello, 1878 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797 (error for Galatea Bruguière, 1797)
Genus Galathea Lamarck, 1805 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797 (unjustified emmendation for Galatea Bruguière, 1797)
Genus Grammatodonax Dall, 1900 accepted as Donax (Grammatodonax) Dall, 1900 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Potamophila G. B. Sowerby I, 1822 accepted as Galatea Bruguière, 1797 (unnecessary replacement name)
Genus Profischeria Dall, 1903 accepted as Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817
Genus Serrula Mörch, 1853 accepted as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Tentidonax Iredale, 1930 accepted as Donax (Tentidonax) Iredale, 1930 represented as Donax Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Donacidae J. Fleming, 1828. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236 on 2023-05-29
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Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
