''Dosina'' is a
genus
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of
marine bivalve
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mollusc
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s in the
family
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Veneridae
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.
Species
As of October 2021, the following species are accepted in the genus ''Dosina'':
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Dosina firmocosta''
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Dosina mactracea''
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Dosina marwicki''
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Dosina morgani
''Dosina'' is a genus of marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family (biology), family Veneridae.
Species
As of October 2021, the following species are accepted in the genus ''Dosina'':
*''Dosina firmocosta''
*''Dosina mactracea''
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Dosina occidentalis''
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Dosina suboblonga''
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Dosina uttleyi''
References
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Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Veneridae
Bivalve genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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