Dosinia (Dosinia) radiata Reeve 1850 (venus clam)

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

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