Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Venus exoleta
Belongs to Dosinia according to S. Freneix et al. 1988
Sister taxa: Dosinia (Asa), Dosinia (Austrodosinia), Dosinia (Dosinella), Dosinia (Dosinia), Dosinia (Dosinobia), Dosinia (Dosinorbis), Dosinia (Kakahuia), Dosinia (Kaneharaia), Dosinia (Kereia), Dosinia (Phacosoma), Dosinia (Raina), Dosinia acetabulum, Dosinia africana, Dosinia alta, Dosinia burckhardti, Dosinia caerulea, Dosinia castigata, Dosinia chipolana, Dosinia coloradoensis, Dosinia conradi, Dosinia discus, Dosinia dunkeri, Dosinia excisa, Dosinia falconensis, Dosinia histrio, Dosinia imparistriata, Dosinia jacalitosana, Dosinia kaspiewi, Dosinia lawsoni, Dosinia lechuzaensis, Dosinia longula, Dosinia lupina, Dosinia mastrichtiensis, Dosinia mercenaroidea, Dosinia meridonalis, Dosinia morani, Dosinia nomurai, Dosinia orbicularis, Dosinia pertenuis, Dosinia ponderosa, Dosinia protojuvenilis, Dosinia pseudoargus, Dosinia santana, Dosinia scalaris, Dosinia sculpta, Dosinia semiobliterata, Dosinia tugaruana, Dosinidia palmerae, Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana, Dosinia (Dosinidia) dalli, Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans, Artemis orbignyi, Artemis lentiformis, Artemis lenticularis, Artemis lincta, Dosinia (Artemis) tenuis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Holy See (Vatican City State) (1), Italy (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (5), Hungary (1), Italy (2), Moldova (7), Morocco (2), Spain (1)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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