Dosinia (Raina) imperiosa Marwick 1929 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Full reference: J. Marwick. 1929. Tertiary molluscan fauna of Chatton, Southland. Transactions and Proceeding of the Royal Society of New Zealand 59:903-937

Belongs to Dosinia (Raina) according to J. Marwick 1929

Sister taxa: Dosinia (Raina) sodalis, Raina bensoni

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dosinia (Raina) imperiosa in the database

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