The Donacidae Family includes 109 species comprising 6 genus (Donax (60 species), Latona (20), Tentidonax (9), Galatea (9), Iphigenia (7), Hecuba (4))

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : ⤷Bivalvia 
  Subclass    : ⤷Autobranchia 
   Infraclass  : ⤷Heteroconchia 
    Subterclass : ⤷Euheterodonta 
     Superorder  : ⤷Imparidentia 
      Order       : ⤷Cardiida 
       Superfamily : ⤷Tellinoidea 
        Family      : ⤷Donacidae

Common name : wedge clams, bean clams, or coquinas

Aspect : wedge-shaped or ovate-triangular in outline; Posterior end truncated or rounded, anterior end elongated and pointed; equivalve but often inequilateral (hinge not centered); hinge with 2 small cardinal teeth in each valve; size range from 2 to 6 cm; smooth surface with fine concentric growth lines; vividly colored; often glossy and iridescent interior

Feeding : filtration of microorganisms in suspension (phytoplankton, zooplankton, detritus, and organic particles)

Environment : Abundant in Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific; on sandy beaches of marine coasts, in the intertidal and shallow subtidal zones

Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758

Total collection for Donacidae : 1 species (5 shells in total)