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Dosinia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Dosinia

Higher classification
  
Veneridae

Order
  
Veneroida

Family
  
Veneridae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Heterodonta

Dosinia Dosinia lupinus Linnaeus 1758 Marine Bivalve Shells of the

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:

Dosinia Elegant Dosinia

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Dosinia Dosinia discus Reeve 1850 Disc Dosinia

References

Dosinia Wikipedia
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