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Dosina

Bivalvia - Venerida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosina was named by Gray (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Antigona (Dosina) by Vokes (1938).

It was assigned to Antigona by Vokes (1938); to Venerinae by Beu et al. (1990); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Antigona (Dosina) mauryae, D. (Plurigens), D. cassina, D. suboblonga
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. chipolana, D. multilamellata, D. subpencillata, Venus alternans
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Dosina Gray
1912Dosinia (Phacosoma) Jukes-Brown
1926Dosinula Finlay
1938Antigona (Dosina) Vokes p. 12
1990Dosina Beu et al. p. 400
1990Dosinia (Phacosoma) Beu et al. p. 400
2002Dosina Sepkoski
2002Phacosoma Sepkoski
2003Dosinia (Phacosoma) Kafanov and Ogasawara p. 51
2025Dosina (Phacosoma) Novack-Gottshall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
—NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusDosinaGray 1835

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.

G. Dosina Gray 1835
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Dosina cassina Linnaeus 1758
†Dosina suboblonga Marwick 1927
Invalid names: Dosinula Finlay 1926 [synonym]
Subg. Dosina (Phacosoma) Jukes-Brown 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.71000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 36.7 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Dosinia maoriana (67842)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) D. multilamellata (48444)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) D. multilamellata (48577)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) D. multilamellata (48441)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Japan Phacosoma chikuzenensis (70764 70765 70766 70767 70768 70769 70775 70776 70778 70813 70892)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan D. subpencillata (77450)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Australia (Tasmania) D. multilamellata (48649)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) D. multilamellata (48647)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Dosinula uttleyi (67598 67854 67857 67859 67864)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Central Otago) Dosinula uttleyi (35126)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) D. chipolana (60985)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) D. multilamellata (71239)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Japan (Fukui ) Phacosoma akaisiana (176560)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Dosinula suboblonga (67897)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan Phacosoma nomurai (44958 44959) Phacosoma nomurai, Phacosoma suketoensis (44970) Phacosoma suketoensis (44960 44961)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Hiroshima) Phacosoma suketoense (51422) Phacosoma suketoense, Phacosoma nomurai (51423)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan Dosinia ettyuensis (81704)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Japan Phacosoma hataii (44962)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Antigona mauryae (81976)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Japan Phacosoma sp. (4871)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Dosinula zelandica (73307)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Dosinula sp. (45257)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Venus casina (84755 84763 84795 84992)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Venus casina (86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan Phacosoma tomikawensis (97078 97111)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Venus casina (80674)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Dosinia cumingii (70079) Dosinia laminata (70084)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Venus casina (84798)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Japan Phacosoma tomikawensis (97077 97079)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Venus casina (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy (Calabria) Venus casina (85065)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Dosinia exasperata (41651)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan Dosinia troscheli (96969 96970 97028 97029)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Venus casina (178118)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Zealand (Wellington) Dosinia subrosea (94818)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Venus casina (127589)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Venus casina (127638 127639)