Dosinia lupina Linnaeus 1758 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combinations: Dosinia lupinus, Venus lupinus

Belongs to Dosinia according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Davies 1973

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 africana, 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 jacalitosana, Dosinia kaspiewi, Dosinia lawsoni, Dosinia lechuzaensis, Dosinia longula, 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, Dosinia (Artemis) tenuis, Artemis lenticularis, Artemis orbignyi, Artemis lentiformis, Dosinia (Dosinidia) dalli, Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans, Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana, Dosinidia palmerae

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Angola (1 collection), France (1), Ireland (1), Namibia (2), South Africa (1)

• Pliocene of Greece (3), Italy (2)

• Miocene of Belgium (4), Germany (1), Greece (2), Italy (3)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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