Dosinia lupinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Dosinia |
Species: | D. lupinus |
Binomial name | |
Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Dosinia lupinus is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Veneridae. [1]
The species is found in Europe, Western Asia and Africa. [1]
Earlier, one subspecies ( Dosinia lupinus orbignyi (Dunker, 1845) was recognized, but later it was raised to species level: Dosinia orbignyi (Dunker, 1845). [2]
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