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Dosinia japonica

Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Artemis japonica was named by Reeve (1850). It is extant.

It was recombined as Phacosoma japonica by Habe (1977); it was recombined as Dosinia japonica by Tenjing et al. (2019).

Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-06-02; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-06-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Artemis japonica Reeve
1977Phacosoma japonica Habe
2019Dosinia japonica Tenjing et al. p. 895

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
RankNameAuthor
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
speciesjaponica(Reeve 1850)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Dosinia japonica Reeve 1850
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Diagnosis
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