Donax trunculus
The truncate donax,[1] abrupt wedge shell, wedge clam or coquina clam[2] (Donax trunculus), is a bivalve species in the family Donacidae.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Cardiida |
Family: | Donacidae |
Genus: | Donax |
Species: | D. trunculus |
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It is native to the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of western Europe,[1] as well as the Red sea,[3] where it is consumed as a food. The wedge clam prefers to live at depths of 0-2m and in clean, fine, and well sorted sand.[3] These clams are efficient and rapid burrowers, and their survival relies heavily on the composition of the sand they burrow in.[3] Their burrowing times vary based on the coarseness of the sand, which reflects their prevalence in these fine-sanded environments.[4] The wedge clam is a popular food item for human consumption, but can carry heavy metals and hydrocarbon contaminations.[5] As they are commonly consumed raw or lightly cooked, these contaminants are commonly present at the time of consumption.[5] Despite this, the wedge clam is an efficient bioindicator of heavy metals and hydrocarbon contaminants in their environment.[5]
- Donax trunculus trunculus
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- Donax trunculus trunculus var. flaveolus
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- Donax trunculus trunculus var. subplanus
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- Donax trunculus adriaticus
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- Donax trunculus anatinus
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Names in other languages
It is locally known as flion, flion tronqué, olive de mer, haricot de mer or telline (among other names) in French,[6][2][7] lagagnon in the area of Arcaishon and Les Landes,[7] cadelucha in the Bayonne region,[8] which coincides with the Basque name of kadeluxa; tellin, tellina, telline, tenille or truille[8] in the Occitan-speaking area of the Mediterranean, tellina or arsella in Italian, tellerina, tellina or escopinya francesa in Catalan (the latter variant used on Menorca),[9][2][10][11][12][13][14] jòcula cautxa in Catalan of the Alguerès variant,[15] coquina truncada or coquina in Spanish,[6][16][17][13]cadelucha, coquina or navalliña in Galician, conquilha or cadelinha in Portuguese and Um El-Kholol in Egyptian Arabic, etc. In Australia, a very similar shellfish is locally known as "Pippies".
References
- "Donax trunculus" at the Encyclopedia of Life, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian, USA. [Consulted 27-09-2021].
- "Donax trunculus", TermCat. [Consulted 27-09-2021].
- "Donax trunculus, Truncate Donax". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- Gosling, EM (2015). Marine bivalve molluscs. John Wiley and Sons.
- Heiba, Fadia; Nassef, Mohamed; Mona, Mahy; El−Rasheedy, Israa. "The Depuration Effect on Heavy Metals and Total Hydrocarbons Contamination Levels in Donax trunculus and Its Influence on The Expression of Oxidative Stress-Related Genes: تأثيره على (Donax trunculus) تأثير التنقية على التلوث بالمعادن الثقيلة والهيدروكربونات الكلية في أم الخلول تعبيرات الجينات المرتبطة بالإجهاد التأكسدي". Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. B, Zoology. 13: Winter/Spring 2021 (1): 77–89. doi:10.21608/EAJBSZ.2021.153758. S2CID 233293667.
- "Donax trunculus", SeaLifeBase. [Consulted 27-09-2021].
- "Donax trunculus - Flion tronqué" (in French), DORIS (Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques). [Consulted 27-09-2021].
- "Animals sedentaris, noms viatgers", Llengua ligur i altres llengües del nord d'Itàlia, 13 June 2012, with an excerpt from Trésor de la Langue Française, which in turn cites Les algues et invertébrés marins despêches françaises (1992).
- Lloris, Domènec and Messeguer, Sergi: Recursos Marins del Mediterrani. Fauna i Flora del Mar Català (in Catalan), Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca, 2000, 2a edició 2002, p. 180.
- "Tellerina" in Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. [Consulted 27-09-2021].
- "Tellerina" in Diccionari normatiu valencià. [Consulted 27-09-2021].
- "Donax trunculus" (in Catalan), Museu de la Pesca, Palamós. [Consulted 27-09-2021].
- "Els noms dels peixos i mariscs" (in Catalan), Universitat de les Illes Balears. [Consulted 27-09-2021].
- "Productes marins rars de la Costa Brava" (in Catalan), Jaume Fàbrega, Revista de Girona, No. 183, July–August 1997, p. 31.
- Corbera Pou, Jaume: "Jòcula cauxta (plana, llisa i petita)" in Caracterització del lèxic alguerès. Contribució al coneixement del lèxic alguerès modern, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 2000, 325 pages, p. 92.
- "Donax trunculus" (in Spanish), ICTIOTERM database Andalucía. [Consulted 27-09-2021].
- "Donax trunculus" (in Spanish), Asturnatura. [Consulted 27-09-2021].
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