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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 called bean clams or wedge shells; however, Donax species bear different common names in different parts of the world. In the southeastern United States, they are called "coquina", a word that is also used for the hard limestone concretions of their shells and those of other marine invertebrates.
Donax es un género de almejas de mar comestibles, conocidas como coquinas, tellinas , tellerinas o chipi chipis. Ecología Habitan en la zona intermareal y del barrido del oleaje de las playas arenosas, en las costas tropicales y templadas de todo el mundo. Se encuentran alineadas verticalmente en la arena de playas expuestas, a veces en altas concentraciones.
Distribution
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Donax carinatus
Donax carinatus
Donacidae
Donax obesulus
Donax obesulus
Donacidae
half-striated donax
Donax semistriatus
Donacidae
truncate donax
Donax trunculus
Donacidae
Donax variegatus
Donax variegatus
Donacidae
Donax venustus
Donax venustus
Donacidae
Banded Wedge-shell
Donax vittatus
Donacidae
Dallocardia radula
Dallocardia radula
Cardiidae