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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
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.63000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Japan Dosinia japonica (52320 52321 52322 52323 52328 52330)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Japan Dosinia japonica (52105 52108 52109 52112 52113 52116 52117 52118 52123 52124 52178 52186 52222 52236 52237 52238)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan Dosinia japonica (45507)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Dosinia japonica (96943 96944 97961)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Dosinia japonica (51310)