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Dosinia histrio

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus histrio was named by Gmelin (1791) [DISTRIBUTION: Plio-Pleistocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Dosinia histrio by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Venus histrio Gmelin
2006Dosinia histrio Rosenberg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
specieshistrio(Gmelin 1791)

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 histrio Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:34:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Indonesia (New Guinea) Dosinia histrio (42391)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Dosinia histrio (55399)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Dosinia histrio (72092 72096 72097 72098 72105)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen Dosinia histrio (55373 55376)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Dosinia histrio (88886)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Dosinia histrio (96787 96789 96792)