Dosinia
Encyclopedia
Dosinia is a genus
of marine
bivalve molluscs, in the family
Veneridae
(subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes
, 1853). Dosinia species are almost disc-like in shape and reminiscent of Lucinid bivalves
.
Genus
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of marine
Marine (ocean)
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bivalve molluscs, in the family
Family (biology)
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Veneridae
Veneridae
The Veneridae or venerids, also known as the Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. There are over 500 living species of venerid bivalves, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as a food source.Many of the most...
(subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes
Gérard Paul Deshayes
Gérard Paul Deshayes was a French geologist and conchologist.He was born in Nancy, his father at that time being professor of experimental physics in the École Centrale of the Meurthe département....
, 1853). Dosinia species are almost disc-like in shape and reminiscent of Lucinid bivalves
Lucinidae
Lucinidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs.These bivalves are remarkable for their endosymbiosis with sulphide-oxidizing bacteria.-Characteristics:...
.
Species
- Dosinia abyssicola T. Habe, 1961 Indo
- Dosinia alta (R. W. Dunker, 1848) Red Sea
- Dosinia altenai Fischer
- Dosinia amphidesmoides (ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1850) Indo - Dosinia anusDosinia anusDosinia anus, or the ringed dosinia, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Veneridae, endemic to New Zealand.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(PhilippiRodolfo Amando PhilippiRodolfo Amando Philippi was a German-Chilean paleontologist and zoologist....
,1848) - Dosinia angulosa PhilippiRodolfo Amando PhilippiRodolfo Amando Philippi was a German-Chilean paleontologist and zoologist....
, 1847 Pacific - Dosinia aspera ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1850 Indo - Dosinia bilunulata (Gray, 1838) Indo
- Dosinia biscocta (ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1850) Indo - Dosinia bruguieri (Gray, 1838) Australia
- Dosinia caelata ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1851 Red Sea - Dosinia canaliculata G. B. Sowerby III, 1887 China, Japan
- Dosinia coerulea ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1850 Australia - Dosinia concentricaDosinia concentricaDosinia concentrica, or the West Indian dosinia, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil....
(I. von Born, 1778) - West Indian Dosinia, Pacific - Dosinia contusa (ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1850) Australia - Dosinia corcula Römer, 1870 China
- Dosinia corrugata ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1850 China, Japan - Dosinia cumingii ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1850 China, Japan - Dosinia derupta Römer, 1860 China
- Dosinia discusDosinia discusDosinia discus, or the disk dosinia, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Virginia to Florida....
(Reeve, 1850) - Disk dosinia, Virginia to Florida - Dosinia dunkeri (PhilippiRodolfo Amando PhilippiRodolfo Amando Philippi was a German-Chilean paleontologist and zoologist....
, 1844) West America - Dosinia elegansDosinia elegansDosinia elegans, or the elegant dosinia, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Texas....
(Conrad, 1843) - Elegant Dosinia, North Carolina to Texas - Dosinia erythraea Römer, 1860
- Dosinia eudeli Fischer
- Dosinia exasperata (PhilippiRodolfo Amando PhilippiRodolfo Amando Philippi was a German-Chilean paleontologist and zoologist....
, 1847) Australia - Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) - Rayed Artemis, Boreal-Atlantic and Lusitanian regions
- Dosinia extranea (IredaleTom IredaleTom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
, 1937) Australia - Dosinia glauca ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1850 Japan - Dosinia greyiDosinia greyiDosinia greyi is a medium-sized marine clam, a bivalve mollusc of the family Veneridae or Venus clams.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
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