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.
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.
Species
Extant and extinct species within this genus include:
References
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