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Butterfly Shell

Donax variabilis Say 1822

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Donax variabilis Say 1822
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Donax roemeri
Donax roemeri Philippi 1847
Species recognized by Femorale
Donax variabilis Say 1822
Donax bella
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Donax bella
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Donax roemeri
Donax roemeri Philippi 1849
Donax variabilis Say 1822
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Donax bella Reeve 1854
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Donax bella Reeve 1854
Donax roemeri protracta Conrad 1849
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Donax roemeri Philippi 1849
Donax bella Reeve 1854
Donax bella Reeve 1854
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Donax protractus Conrad 1849
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Donax roemeri Philippi 1849
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Donax variabilis roemeri Philippi 1849
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

butterfly shell preferred
coquina clam
coquina shell
variable coquina

Japanese

コチョウナミノコ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Curated hierarchies for Donax variabilis Say 1822

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia Grobben 1894
Heteroconchia J. E. Gray 1854
Euheterodonta Giribet & Distel 2003
Imparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet 2014
Cardiida Ferussac 1822
Tellinoidea Blainville 1814
Donacidae J. Fleming 1828
Donax Linnaeus 1758

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia Grobben 1894
Heteroconchia J. E. Gray 1854
Euheterodonta Giribet & Distel 2003
Imparidentia Bieler, P. M. Mikkelsen & Giribet 2014
Cardiida A. Férussac 1822
Tellinoidea Blainville 1814
Donacidae J. Fleming 1828
Donax Linnaeus 1758

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Tellinoidea
Donacidae
Donax

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Donacidae
Donax Linnaeus 1758
32 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Tellinoidea
Donacidae
Donax
Donax bella (this page)
43 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Tellinoidea
Donacidae
Donax
43 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Tellinoidea
Donacidae
Donax
Donax roemeri (this page)
43 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Donacidae
Donax
15 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.