Dosina Gray 1835 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Alternative spelling: Antigona (Dosina)

Synonym: Dosinula Finlay 1926

Parent taxon: Venerinae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990

See also Sepkoski 2002, Vaught et al. 1989 and Vokes 1938

Sister taxa: Antigona, Artena, Callithaca, Chione, Chioneryx, Chionista, Chionopsis, Circomphalus, Clausinella, Dosiniini, Globivenus, Humilaria, Iliochione, Irusella, Kuia, Leukoma, Marama, Melosia, Mercenaria, Paphonotia, Paraesa, Periglypta, Proxichione, Tapetini, Tawera, Turia, Venerini, Venus, Ameghinomya, Timoclea, Hinemoana, Placamen, Nioche, Austrovenus, Lirophora, Bassina, Anomalocardia

Subtaxa: Antigona (Dosina) mauryae Dosina (Phacosoma) Dosina (Plurigens) Dosina cassina Dosina suboblonga Dosina subpenicillata

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Italy (1), Morocco (3)

• Pliocene of Belgium (6), New Zealand (2), Pakistan (2), the United Kingdom (5)

• Miocene of Australia (1), India (3), New Zealand (1), Pakistan (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1)

• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Oligocene of Australia (2), New Zealand (6), Pakistan (1)

• Eocene of Australia (3)

Total: 41 collections each including a single occurrence

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