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Chipi-chipi

Donax denticulatus Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedmolluscs

The chipi-chipi (Donax denticulatus) is a species in the family Donacidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the chipi-chipi

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chipi-chipi live?

Not recorded

Is the chipi-chipi endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chipi-chipi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyDonacidae
  6. genusDonax
  7. SpeciesDonax denticulatus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Donax caianensis, Donax cayennensis, Donax denticulatus, Donax denticulatus stephaniae, Donax violacea

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Common Caribbean coquinaEnglish
  • Common Caribbean donaxEnglish
  • violetka zoubkovanáCzech
  • Arsella dei CaraibiItalian
  • Донакс зубчатыйRussian
  • donax zúbkovanýSlovak
  • Calcinello dei CaraibiItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chipi-chipi

Other species in the same genus Donax.

Wedge clam

Donax trunculus

DonacidaeNo free photo yet

Coquina

Donax variabilis

DonacidaeNo free photo yet

CompareChipi-chipi vs Wedge clamChipi-chipi vs Banded donaxChipi-chipi vs CoquinaChipi-chipi vs Striate donax

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chipi-chipi?

The chipi-chipi (Donax denticulatus) belongs to the family Donacidae in the order Cardiida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chipi-chipi (Donax denticulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chipi-chipi

MLA

“Chipi-chipi (Donax denticulatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chipi-chipi.

BibTeX
@misc{chipi_chipi_2026,
  title = {Chipi-chipi (Donax denticulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chipi-chipi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}