Dosinia

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Dosinia Higher classification Veneridae Order Veneroida		Family Veneridae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus Subclass Heterodonta

Lower classifications Dosinia anus, Dosinia subrosea, Dosinia lambata

Dosinia is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae . The shell of Dosinia species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells of Lucinid bivalves.

Dosinia Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 Marine Bivalve Shells of the

The genus is known from the Cretaceous to the Recent periods (age range: 99.7 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found all over the world.

Dosinia Dosinia lupinus Linnaeus 1758 Marine Bivalve Shells of the

Species

Extant and extinct species within this genus include:

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Dosinia Dosinia discus Reeve 1850 Disc Dosinia

References

Dosinia Wikipedia

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