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Lovely donax

Donax venustus Poli, 1795

Status not recordedmolluscs

The lovely donax (Donax venustus) is a species in the family Donacidae, order Cardiida.

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Quick facts about the lovely 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 lovely donax live?

Not recorded

Is the lovely 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 lovely donax classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderCardiida
  5. familyDonacidae
  6. genusDonax
  7. SpeciesDonax venustus Poli, 1795

Synonyms Donax cattaniana, Donax modestus, Donax radiata, Donax sebae, Donax semistriatus var. venusta, Donax venusta, Donax venustus, Donax venustus var. elongata, Donax venustus var. intermedia, Donax venustus var. radiata

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Βιολετί κοχύλιGreek
  • סירה משובצתHebrew
  • Arsella venustaItalian
  • Донакс красивыйRussian
  • Arsella eleganteItalian
  • Calcinello eleganteItalian
  • Calcinello venustoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lovely donax

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

CompareLovely donax vs Wedge clamLovely donax vs Banded donaxLovely donax vs CoquinaLovely donax vs Chipi-chipi

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lovely donax?

The lovely donax (Donax venustus) 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). Lovely donax (Donax venustus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lovely-donax

MLA

“Lovely donax (Donax venustus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lovely-donax.

BibTeX
@misc{lovely_donax_2026,
  title = {Lovely donax (Donax venustus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lovely-donax},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}