Dosina | |
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Dosina mactracea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Dosina Gray, 1835 |
Species | |
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Dosina is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae.
As of October 2021, the following species are accepted in the genus Dosina: [1]
The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as food sources.
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Harold John Finlay was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist.
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Dosina mactracea is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It occurs in the waters off New Zealand.