Dosinia (Dosinia) radiata Reeve 1850 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Dosinia radiata
Belongs to Dosinia (Dosinia) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also El-Sorogy 2002
Sister taxa: Dosinia (Dosinia) boettgeri, Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica, Dosinia (Dosinia) delicatissima, Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona, Dosinia (Dosinia) multilamellata, Dosinia (Dosinia) semilaevis, Dosinia (Dosinia) sicarisinus, Dosinia (Dosinia) whitneyi
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (3 collections), Pakistan (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Pakistan (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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