Dosinia dunkeri Philippi 1844 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative combination: Cytherea dunkeri

Synonym: Artemis simplex Hanley 1845

Belongs to Dosinia according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012 and DeVries and Wells 1990

Sister taxa: Dosinia (Asa), Dosinia (Austrodosinia), Dosinia (Dosinella), Dosinia (Dosinia), Dosinia (Dosinobia), Dosinia (Dosinorbis), Dosinia (Kakahuia), Dosinia (Kaneharaia), Dosinia (Kereia), Dosinia (Phacosoma), Dosinia (Raina), Dosinia acetabulum, Dosinia africana, Dosinia alta, Dosinia burckhardti, Dosinia caerulea, Dosinia castigata, Dosinia chipolana, Dosinia coloradoensis, Dosinia conradi, Dosinia discus, Dosinia excisa, Dosinia exoleta, Dosinia falconensis, Dosinia histrio, Dosinia imparistriata, Dosinia jacalitosana, Dosinia kaspiewi, Dosinia lawsoni, Dosinia lechuzaensis, Dosinia longula, Dosinia lupina, Dosinia mastrichtiensis, Dosinia mercenaroidea, Dosinia meridonalis, Dosinia morani, Dosinia nomurai, Dosinia orbicularis, Dosinia pertenuis, Dosinia ponderosa, Dosinia protojuvenilis, Dosinia pseudoargus, Dosinia santana, Dosinia scalaris, Dosinia sculpta, Dosinia semiobliterata, Dosinia tugaruana, Dosinia (Dosinidia) dalli, Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana, Dosinia (Dosinidia) mathewsonii, Dosinidia palmerae, Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans, Artemis lentiformis, Artemis orbignyi, Artemis lincta, Artemis lenticularis, Dosinia (Artemis) tenuis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), Panama (1), Peru (1)

• Pliocene of United States (3: California)

• Miocene of Mexico (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.