Dosinia (Dosinisca) vredenburgi Borkar and Kulkarni 2019 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Synonym: Dosinia pseudoargus gedrosiana Vredenburg 1928 [replaced name]

Full reference: V. D. Borkar and K. G. Kulkarni. 2019. The oldest record of the bivalve Dosinisca Dall and its implications. Journal of Earth System Science 128(4):1-14

Belongs to Dosinia (Dosinisca) according to V. D. Borkar and K. G. Kulkarni 2019

See also Vredenburg 1928

Sister taxa: Dosinia (Dosinisca) peralta, Dosinia (Dosinisca) subpenicillata, Dosinia (Dosinisca) wynnei

Type specimens:

  • Dosinia (Dosinisca) vredenburgi: 13,408; GSI-Kolkata, a shell
  • Dosinia pseudoargus gedrosiana:

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Pakistan (1 collection)

• Miocene of India (3), Pakistan (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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