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Dosinia (Dosinia) delicatissima

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosinia delicatissima was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1913). Its type specimen is ANSP (no number), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) delicatissima by Woodring (1982).

Synonyms
  • Dosinia brasiliensis was named by White (1887). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Dosinia (Dosinidia) brasiliensis by Maury (1925); it was synonymized subjectively with Dosinia (Dosinia) delicatissima by Woodring (1982).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Dosinia brasiliensis White p. 97 figs. pl. 8, figs. 13-15
1912Dosinia delicatissima Brown and Pilsbry p. 516 figs. pl. 26, fig. 1
1913Dosinia delicatissima Brown and Pilsbry p. 516 figs. pl. 26, fig. 1
1925Dosinia (Dosinidia) brasiliensis Maury p. 319
1929Dosinia delicatissima Anderson p. 166
1982Dosinia (Dosinia) delicatissima Woodring p. 694

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—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
speciesdelicatissima()

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 (Dosinia) delicatissima Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Invalid names: Dosinia (Dosinidia) brasiliensis White 1887 [synonym]
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Tortonian or 55.80000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Brazil Dosinia brasiliensis (151586)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Panama Dosinia delicatissima (42558)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Dosinia delicatissima (42602 42603 42627 42630 42632 93039)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru Dosinia delicatissima (66141 66178 80491)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Dosinia brasiliensis (60979)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ecuador (Guayas) Dosinia delicatissima (61061 61063 61065)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru (Tumbes) Dosinia delicatissima (59001)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Dosinia delicatissima (156487 156751 156753 156754 156791 156797)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Dosinia delicatissima (156682 158040 162000)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Dosinia brasiliensis (58454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Dosinia delicatissima (93049)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Guayas) Dosinia delicatissima (61093)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Dosinia delicatissima (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Dosinia delicatissima (82116 82121 82125 93051 93053 93054 93147 93167 93168)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Dosinia delicatissima (142897 142901 142905 145196 145283 145332 145334 145339 145351 145355 145567)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Dosinia delicatissima (88316)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Dosinia delicatissima (131219 131220)