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Dosinia (Dosinia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1777Dosinia (Dosinia) Scopoli
1935Dosinia (Dosinia) Oostingh p. 182
1982Dosinia (Dosinia) Woodring p. 694
1986Dosinia (Dosinia) Kensley and Pether p. 206

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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
subgenusDosiniaScopoli 1777

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.

Subg. Dosinia (Dosinia) Scopoli 1777
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Dosinia (Dosinia) delicatissima Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Invalid names: Dosinia (Dosinidia) brasiliensis White 1887 [synonym]
Dosinia (Dosinia) peralta Vredenburg 1928
Dosinia (Dosinia) sicarisinus Kensley and Pether 1986
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (148 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Brazil Dosinia brasiliensis (151586)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Dosinia multilamellata (179824 179825)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Dosinia lambata (67859)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) Dosinia whitneyi (72406 72407 72408 122273 219727 219730 219736 219755 219756 219759)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Dosinia whitneyi (11601)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Panama Dosinia delicatissima (42558)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Dosinia whitneyi (37580)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Dosinia delicatissima (42602 42603 42627 42630 42632 93039)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru (Tumbes) Dosinia delicatissima (59001)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ecuador (Guayas) Dosinia delicatissima (61061 61063 61065)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Maranhao) Dosinia concentrica (112596 112598)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Dosinia brasiliensis (60979) Dosinia concentrica (65162 112584 112590)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru Dosinia delicatissima (66141 66178 80491)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Dosinia peralta (78641)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Dosinia semilaevis (78522 78552)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Dosinia delicatissima (156487 156751 156753 156754 156791 156797)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile Dosinia semilaevis (78521)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Dosinia liogona (42482 42605 42657 42663 42677)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Dosinia whitneyi (39805)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Argentina (Río Negro) Dosinia salarensis (179578)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Dosinia whitneyi (39592)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Dosinia sp. (74963)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Argentina (Río Negro) Dosinia salarensis (179580)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Dosinia delicatissima (156682 158040 162000)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Dosinia brasiliensis, Dosinia concentrica (58454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India Dosinia peralta (78614)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Dosinia delicatissima (93049)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Guayas) Dosinia delicatissima (61093)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Dosinia sp. (136104 136122)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Dosinia delicatissima (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Dosinia delicatissima (142897 142901 142905 145196 145283 145332 145334 145339 145351 145355 145567)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Dosinia delicatissim (93174 93176) Dosinia delicatissima (82116 82121 82125 93051 93053 93054 93147 93167 93168)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina Dosinia cuspidata (71558 71564) Dosinia meridionalis (71547 71548 71550 71554 71560 71567) Dosinia meridionalis, Dosinia cuspidata (71571 71572)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Dosinia sp. (60399 60402 60632 60634 60635)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Dosinia boettegeri (42311)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Dosinia peralta (77133 77154)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Dosinia delicatissima (88316)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Dosinia boettgeri (70091 70098 70100)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Dosinia delicatissima (131219 131220)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Dosinia sp. (135816)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Dosinia concentrica (41541 41550 41551 41554 41555)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Dosinia sp. (60409 60644 60646 60647 60650 60655)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Dosinia boettgeri (84518 84520 84521 84523 84533)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Dosinia peralta (55400) Dosinia peralta, Dosinia radiata (55398 55399)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Dosinia concentrica (131210 131237)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) Dosinia sicarisinus (118306 118317)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela (Tayabas) Dosinia concentrica (41568)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) Dosinia boettgeri (96671)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Western Cape) Dosinia sicarisinus (118308)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Colombia Dosinia concentrica (97679)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela Dosinis concentrica (131268)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Pakistan Dosinia radiata (55402)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Egypt Dosinia radiata (120129)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Dosinia radiata (201414)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Egypt Dosinia radiata (120128)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Egypt Dosinia radiata (87876)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Dosinia concentrica (131223)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Colombia Dosinia concentrica (97680)