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DONACIDAE
Donax Clams
 
 
  • Donax deltiodalis
 
Australia
   
more
frequently used for bait than human consumption
 
 
 
  • Donax faba
    (Gmelin, 1791)

Pacific Bean Donax

URL

URL

Mauritius
       
 
 
  • Donax fossor
northern coquina
 
USA
     
URL
 
 
  • Donax semistriatus (Polished, 1795)

Half-striated donax

URL
Black Sea, south of Portugal in Morocco
     
URL
 
 
  • Donax trunculus
    (Lamarck, 1818)

Truncate donax

URL

URL

Black Sea, France (Atlantic), Mediterranean
C
   

URL

URL

 
 
  • Donax variabilis
    (Say, 1822)
southern or variable coquina

URL
URL
URL

USA
     
URL
 
 
  • Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Smooth donax
URL
Black Sea
     
URL
 
 
  • Donax venustus
    (Polished, 1795)
Lovely donax
URL
Black Sea
     
URL
 
 

Freshwater Donax from Africa

Request for information: July 29, 2006

Dear colleague,

Being a mammalogist with a modest past in malacology (taxonomy of Australian Nuculidae and Philobryidae), I am returning to malacology to find information on the occurrence of the 14 known Egeria species (Donacidae), which occur only in estuaries and lower river ranges near sea on the western side of Africa, from Senegal to Angola, and are consumed by local people in several countries. The reason for my search is my wish to find out about responsible and sustainable ways of fishing these bivalves. In Congo (-Kinshasa) people diving for them all develop eye and ear problems when doing this for a longer time.

The genus is very poorly known. Nine of the 14 species are based on shells of unknown provenance, to mention one of the problems.

I would much appreciate data which people might have, especially species/locality data, preferably dated, and collections holding Egeria.

Sincerely,

Dr. Wim Bergmans: Email: bergmanswim@kpnplanet.nl

 
  • Egeria tenuicula langi
    (Pilsbry and Bequaert, 1927)
URL
         
             
  • Egeria Congica
    (Boettger, 1818)
URL
         

 

 

DRESSENDIDAE
Ocean quahogs, ocean clams
Ocean quahogs are similar to quahogs, but usually found in deeper water.
 
  • Arctica islandica

black clam

URL
URL
URL
 
C
     
  • The Icelandic cyprine is found around all British and Irish coasts.
 
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Tulips, Spindle Shells, Horse Conchs
 
  • Fasciolaria lignaria
    (Linné, 1758 )
URL
URL
Mediterranean, Montinegro Coast
   
Cratian cuisine
URL
 
 
  • Pleuroploca gigantea
    (Kiener, L.C., 1840)

 

Florida Horse Conch

 

URL
URL

Pleuroploca gigantea was certainly eaten by Florida aboriginals as evidenced by the numerous shells in their kitchen midens

N. Carolina, USA to the Yucatán, Mexico
C
     
  • People in the Yucatan peninsula call Triplofusus giganteus pepperconch
  • Pleuroploca gigantea has a peppery taste. The meat needs to be tenderized
  • it is often used in chowders
 
FISSURELLIDAE
Keyhole Limpets
 
  • Diodora graeca
    (Linné, 1758)
URL
URL
Montinegro Coast; Mediterranean - S England

 
Cratian cuisine
URL
 
 
  • Fissurella crassa
    (Lamarck, 1822)

Thick Keyhole Limpet

URL
URL
W Central - South America
C: Chile
     
 
 
  • Fissurella costata
    (Lesson, R.P., 1830)

Costate Keyhole Limpet

URL
URL
Peru - Chile
C: Chile
     
 
 
  • Fissurella cumingi
    (Reeve, L.A.,1849)
URL
URL
Chile
C & A
     
 
  • Fissurella latimarginata
    (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1835)
URL
URL
Chile
C & A
     
 
  • Fissurella maxima
    (Sowerby, 1835)
URL
URL
Chile
Y
     
 
 
  • Fissurella nigra
    (Lesson, R.P., 1830 )

Black Keyhole

URL
URL
URL
Chile
Y
     
 
 
  • Fissurella picta
    (Gmelin, 1790

Painted Keyhole Limpet

URL
URL
Chile
Y
     
 

 

 

GASTROCHAENIDAE
Rock-Borer Clams
 
  • Gastrochaena dubi
    (Pennant 1777),
 
Montinegro coast; Mediterranean
   
Croatian cuisine
URL

 

 

GLOSSIDAE  
 
  • Glossus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oxheart cockle
URL
URL
Black Sea, Iceland, Norway, Morocco
     
URL

 

 

GLYCYMERIDAE Bittersweet Clams Species List
 
  • Glycymeris bimaculata (Polish, 1795)

Two-spotted bittersweet; Es: Almendra rayada; Fr: Amande à deux taches


URL
Atlantic sector of the Straits of Gibraltar
     
URL
 
 
  • Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common European bittersweet
URL
URL
France, Atlantic sector of the Straits of Gibraltar and Atlantic coast of Morocco
     
URL
 
 
  • Glycymeris pilosa
    (Linnaeus, 1767)
Pilosa bittersweet
URL
Atlantic sector of the Straits of Gibraltar and Atlantic coast of Morocco ,Moninegro Coast
   
Croatian cuisine

URL

URL

 
 
  • Glycymeris violacescens (Lamarck, 1819)
Purple bittersweet
URL
URL
Atlantic sector of the Straits of Gibraltar and Atlantic coast of Morocco
 

 
URL
  • Other scientific names still of use :
    • Glycymeris gaditanus (Gmelin, 1791)
    • Glycymeris insubrica (Brocchi, 1814)
    • Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

 

GRYPHAEIDAE
 
  • Nepycnodonte cochlear
    (Polish, 1795)
Spoon oyster; Es: Ostra del sur; Fr: Pycnodonte-cuillère
URL
URL
Europe, Red sea
       
  • Other scientific names used: Pycnodonta cochlear (Polish, 1795)
  • A fragile deep water species in the suborder Ostreina. Usually caught accidently in fish traps.
 

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