Dosina cassina Linnaeus 1758 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Venus casina
Belongs to Dosina according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Wood 1850
Sister taxa: Antigona (Dosina) mauryae, Dosina (Phacosoma), Dosina (Plurigens), Dosina suboblonga, Dosina subpenicillata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Italy (1), Morocco (3)
• Pliocene of Belgium (6), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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