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Cradle donax

Latona cuneata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The cradle donax (Latona cuneata) is a species in the family Donacidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the cradle donax

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 cradle donax live?

Not recorded

Is the cradle donax 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 cradle donax classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyDonacidae
  6. genusLatona
  7. SpeciesLatona cuneata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Donax australis, Donax cuneata, Donax cuneatus, Donax deshayesii, Donax granosa, Donax haesitans, Donax tiesenhauseni, Donax variabilis, Latona variabilis

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Cuneate wedge shellEnglish
  • violetka klínovitáCzech
  • ナミノコガイJapanese
  • Донакс дольковидныйRussian
  • donax lúčovýSlovak
  • 楔形斧蛤Chinese
  • ナミノコJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cradle donax

Other species in the same genus Latona.

Pipi

Latona deltoides

DonacidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cradle donax?

The cradle donax (Latona cuneata) belongs to the family Donacidae in the order Cardiida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cradle donax (Latona cuneata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cradle-donax

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BibTeX
@misc{cradle_donax_2026,
  title = {Cradle donax (Latona cuneata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cradle-donax},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}