Dosinia anus
| Dosinia anus | |
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| A shell of Dosinia anus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Dosinia |
| Species: | D. anus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dosinia anus (Philippi, 1848) | |
Dosinia anus, common name the ringed dosinia, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. This species occurs in New Zealand.
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8
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