Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Artemis africana
Belongs to Dosinia according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Barnard 1962
Sister taxa: Dosinia (Asa), Dosinia (Austrodosinia), Dosinia (Dosinella), Dosinia (Dosinia), Dosinia (Dosinisca), Dosinia (Dosinobia), Dosinia (Dosinorbis), Dosinia (Kakahuia), Dosinia (Kaneharaia), Dosinia (Kereia), Dosinia (Phacosoma), Dosinia (Raina), Dosinia acetabulum, Dosinia alta, Dosinia burckhardti, Dosinia caerulea, Dosinia castigata, Dosinia chipolana, Dosinia coloradoensis, Dosinia conradi, Dosinia discus, Dosinia dunkeri, Dosinia excisa, Dosinia exoleta, Dosinia falconensis, Dosinia histrio, Dosinia imparistriata, 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 santana, Dosinia scalaris, Dosinia sculpta, Dosinia semiobliterata, Dosinia tugaruana, Artemis lincta, Artemis orbignyi, Dosinia (Artemis) tenuis, Artemis lentiformis, Artemis lenticularis, Dosinia (Dosinidia) dalli, Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana, Dosinidia palmerae, Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Namibia (1 collection), South Africa (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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