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Dosinia sculpta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Artemis sculpta was named by Hanley (1845).

It was recombined as Dosinia sculpta by Roemer (1862).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Artemis sculpta Hanley
1862Dosinia sculpta Roemer

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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
speciessculpta(Hanley 1845)

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 sculpta Hanley 1845
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Dosinia sculpta (63351 63355)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Dosinia sculpta (96785 96787)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Dosinia sculpta (63350)