Donax hanleyanus

Donax hanleyanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Infraclass: Euheterodonta
Order: Euheterodonta incertae sedis
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family: Donacidae
Genus: Donax
Species: D. hanleyanus
Binomial name
Donax hanleyanus
Philippi, 1847

Donax hanleyanus, common name the wedge clam (in Argentina and Uruguay known as: berberecho; in Brazil (at least in Rio de Janeiro state), known as: sarnambi), is a marine bivalve mollusk species in the family Donacidae, the bean clams or wedge shells. It is widely distributed throughout the sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of South America, from Brazil to Argentina.[1][2]

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