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Taxonomy
Dosinia margaritana was named by Wiedey (1928). Its type specimen is SDSNH 33, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LSJU loc. 436, La Panza, which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Vaqueros Formation of California.
It was recombined as Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana by Loel and Corey (1932), Keen (1943).
It was recombined as Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana by Loel and Corey (1932), Keen (1943).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Dosinia margaritana Wiedey p. 145 figs. Plate 18, figures 1, 2, 3 |
| 1932 | Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana Loel and Corey p. 216 figs. Plate 38, figures 1a, 1b; plate 39, figure 1 |
| 1943 | Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana Keen p. 40 figs. Plate 3, figs. 3-5 |
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†Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana Wiedey 1928
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†Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana projecta Loel and Corey 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available