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Gould beanclam

Donax gouldii Dall, 1921

Status not recordedmolluscs

The gould beanclam (Donax gouldii) is a species in the family Donacidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the gould beanclam

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 gould beanclam live?

Not recorded

Is the gould beanclam 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 gould beanclam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyDonacidae
  6. genusDonax
  7. SpeciesDonax gouldii Dall, 1921

Synonyms Donax gouldii, Donax laevigata, Donax obesa, Donax obesus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Gould's wedge clamEnglish
  • Goulds DreiecksmuschelGerman
  • Arsella di GouldItalian
  • Донакс ГульдаRussian
  • Calcinello di GouldItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gould beanclam

Other species in the same genus Donax.

Wedge clam

Donax trunculus

DonacidaeNo free photo yet

Coquina

Donax variabilis

DonacidaeNo free photo yet

Chipi-chipi

Donax denticulatus

DonacidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGould beanclam vs Wedge clamGould beanclam vs Banded donaxGould beanclam vs CoquinaGould beanclam vs Chipi-chipi

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gould beanclam?

The gould beanclam (Donax gouldii) 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). Gould beanclam (Donax gouldii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gould-beanclam

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{gould_beanclam_2026,
  title = {Gould beanclam (Donax gouldii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gould-beanclam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}