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Dosinia (Austrodosinia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Austrodosinia Dall
1990Dosinia (Austrodosinia) Beu et al. p. 400
2002Austrodosinia Sepkoski
2006Dosinia (Austrodosinia) Beu pp. 270, 271

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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
subgenusAustrodosinia(Dall 1902)

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 (Austrodosinia) Dall 1902
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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 Oligocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 28.40000 to 0.12600 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Dosinia waitakiensis (67859)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Western Australia) Dosinia sp. (63308)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand Dosinia sp. (45030)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Dosinia sp. (45256)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126New Zealand (Wellington) Dosinia anus (94818)