Dosinia (Dosinia) multilamellata Tate 1887 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Chione multilamellata

Full reference: R. Tate. 1887. The Lamellibranchs of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 2). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 9:142-189

Belongs to Dosinia (Dosinia) according to T. A. Darragh and G. W. Kendrick 2008

See also Tate 1887

Sister taxa: Dosinia (Dosinia) boettgeri, Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica, Dosinia (Dosinia) delicatissima, Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona, Dosinia (Dosinia) peralta, Dosinia (Dosinia) radiata, Dosinia (Dosinia) semilaevis, Dosinia (Dosinia) sicarisinus, Dosinia (Dosinia) whitneyi

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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