''Dosinia'' is a

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of saltwater clams, marine

bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, biv ...

molluscs in the

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Veneridae The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are ...

, subfamily Dosiniinae

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, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells of Lucinid bivalves. The genus is known from the

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to the

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periods (age range: 99.7 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found all over the world.Fossilworks
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Species

Extant and extinct species within this genus include:Catalogue of life
/ref> * '' Dosinia abyssicola'' T. Habe, 1961 Indo * '' Dosinia acetabulum'' Conrad 1832 † * '' Dosinia acetabulum'' thori Ward 1992 † * '' Dosinia africana'' Gray 1838 * '' Dosinia alta'' (R. W. Dunker, 1848) Red Sea * '' Dosinia altenai'' Fischer * '' Dosinia amphidesmoides'' (

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, 1850) Indo * ''

Dosinia angulosa ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

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, 1847 Pacific * ''

Dosinia anus ''Dosinia anus'', commonly named the ringed dosinia, coarse dosinia, coarse biscuit shell and tuangi-haruru, in the Māori language, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. The species ...

'' (

, 1848) * ''

Dosinia aspera ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

, 1850 Indo * ''

Dosinia bilunulata ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' (Gray, 1838) Indo * '' Dosinia biscocta'' (

, 1850) Indo * ''

Dosinia bruguieri ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' (Gray, 1838) Australia * '' Dosinia burckhardti'' Ihering 1907 † * ''

Dosinia caelata ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

, 1851 Red Sea * '' Dosinia caerulea'' Reeve 1850 † * '' Dosinia caerulea''

, 1850 Australia * ''

Dosinia canaliculata ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1887 China, Japan * '' Dosinia castigata'' Marwick 1960 † * ''

Dosinia chikuzenensis ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Nagao 1928 † * '' Dosinia chipolana'' Dall 1903 † * ''

Dosinia coloradoensis ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

'' Rivera 1957 † * ''

Dosinia concentrica ''Dosinia concentrica'', common name the West Indian dosinia, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. This species is found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil Brazil ( pt ...

'' (I. von Born, 1778) - West Indian Dosinia, Pacific * '' Dosinia contusa'' (

, 1850) Australia * '' Dosinia corcula'' Römer, 1870 China * '' Dosinia corrugata''

, 1850 China, Japan * ''

Dosinia cumingii ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

, 1850 China, Japan * '' Dosinia derupta'' Römer, 1860 China * '' Dosinia discus'' (Reeve, 1850) - Disk dosinia, Virginia to Florida * '' Dosinia dunkeri'' (

, 1844) West America * '' Dosinia elegans'' (Conrad, 1843) - Elegant Dosinia, North Carolina to Texas * ''

Dosinia erythraea ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Römer, 1860 * ''

Dosinia eudeli ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

'' Fischer * ''

Dosinia exasperata ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' (

, 1847) Australia * '' Dosinia excisa'' Schröter 1788 * '' Dosinia exoleta'' (

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, 1758) - Rayed Artemis, Boreal-Atlantic and Lusitanian regions * ''

Dosinia extranea ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

'' ( Iredale, 1937) Australia * ''

Dosinia falconensis ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Hodson 1931 † * '' Dosinia glauca''

, 1850 Japan * ''

Dosinia greyi ''Dosinia greyi'' is a medium-sized marine clam, a bivalve mollusc of the family Veneridae The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 ...

'' Zittel, 1864 * ''

Dosinia gruneri ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

, 1848 China, Japan * ''

Dosinia hayashii ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' T. Habe, 1976 Japan * ''

Dosinia hepatica ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

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, 1818) South Africa * ''

Dosinia histrio ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Gmelin 1791 * ''

'' ( Gmelin, 1791) Indo * ''

'' iwakawai Oyama & Habe, 1971 Japan * '' Dosinia imparistriata'' Tate 1887 † * '' Dosinia incisa'' (

, 1850) Australia * ''

Dosinia insularum ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Fischer * '' Dosinia isocardia'' (R. W. Dunker, 1843) West Africa * ''

Dosinia iwakawai ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Oyama & Habe, 1971 Indo * ''

Dosinia japonica ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' (

, 1856) North Pacific Reeve, 1850 fide Abbott/small> * ''

Dosinia juvenilis ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' ( Gmelin, 1791) Indo * ''

Dosinia kaspiewi ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Fischer-Piette 1967 † * ''

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Dosinia lambata ''Dosinia lambata'', or the silky dosinia, is a bivalve mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant spec ...

'' ( Gould, 1850) * '' Dosinia lamellatum''

, 1850 Japan * ''

Dosinia laminata ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' (

, 1850) Indo * ''

Dosinia lechuzaensis ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Rivera 1957 † * '' Dosinia lucinalis'' (

, 1835) Australia * ''

Dosinia lupinus ''Dosinia lupinus'' is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Veneridae. The species is found in Europe, Western Asia and Africa. Earlier, one subspecies ('' Dosinia lupinus orbignyi'' (Dunker, 1845) was recognized, but later it was rai ...

'' (

, 1758) - Smooth Artemis, Boreal-Atlantic and Lusitanian regions ** ''

Dosinia lupinus afra ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

'' Gmelin, 1791 Gabon ** ''

Dosinia lupinus comta ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

'' S. L. Lovén, 1846 Europe ** ''

Dosinia lupinus lincta ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Pulteney, 1799 Norway * ''

Dosinia maoriana ''Dosinia maoriana'' is a medium-sized marine clam, a bivalve mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extan ...

'' Oliver, 1923 * '' Dosinia mastrichtiensis'' Vogel 1895 † * '' Dosinia meridonalis'' Ihering 1897 † * '' Dosinia nanus''

, 1850 China * '' Dosinia nedigna'' ( Iredale, 1930) Australia * ''

Dosinia nipponicum ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Okutani & Habe, 1988 Japan * ''

Dosinia orbicularis ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Agassiz 1845 † * '' Dosinia orbiculata'' R. W. Dunker, 1877 China, Japan * ''

Dosinia orbignyi ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' R. W. Dunker, 1845 West Africa * '' Dosinia penicillata''

, 1850 Indo * '' Dosinia phenax'' Finlay, 1930 New Zealand * '' Dosinia physema'' Römer, 1870 Japan * ''

Dosinia protojuvenilis ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Noetling 1901 † * ''

Dosinia pseudoargus ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' d'Archiac and Haime 1853 † * ''

'' gedrosiana Vredenburg 1928 † * ''

Dosinia pubescens ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

, 1847 Indo * ''

Dosinia puella ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Angas, 1867 * ''

Dosinia radiata ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

, 1850 Red Sea * ''

Dosinia roemeri ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family (biology), family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Gérard Paul Deshayes, Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usu ...

'' R. W. Dunker, 1863 Japan * ''

Dosinia santana ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

'' Loel and Corey 1932 † * ''

Dosinia scabriuscula ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

, 1847 Japan * '' Dosinia scalaris'' Menke 1843 † * '' Dosinia scalaris'' (C. T. Menke, 1843) Indo * ''

Dosinia sculpta ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Hanley 1845 † * ''

'' (Hanley, 1845) Australia * ''

Dosinia semiobliterata ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family (biology), family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Gérard Paul Deshayes, Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usu ...

'' Deshayes 1853 * '' Dosinia sieboldii''

, 1850 Japan * ''

Dosinia stabilis ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Iredale, 1929 Indo * '' Dosinia subalata'' Smith, 1916 China, Japan * ''

Dosinia subrosea ''Dosinia subrosea'', common name the fine dosinia, is a medium-sized saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwate ...

'' (Gray, 1835) * ''

Dosinia subulata ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Smith, 1916 Japan * '' Dosinia troscheli'' (Lischke, 1873) Indo * ''

Dosinia truncata ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shells ...

'' Zhuang, 1964 China * '' Dosinia tugaruana'' Nomura 1935 † * '' Dosinia tumida'' (Gray, 1838) Red Sea * ''

Dosinia variegata ''Dosinia'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853. The shell of ''Dosinia'' species is disc-like in shape, usually white, and therefore is reminiscent of the shel ...

'' (Gray, 1838) Indian Ocean * '' Dosinia victoriae'' (Gatliff and Gabriel, 1914) Australia * '' Dosinia zilchi'' Fischer

References

ITIS
* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Glen Pownall, ''New Zealand Shells and Shellfish'', Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 * Abott and Morris, Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies, Peterson Field Guides, * Hayward et al., Sea Shore of Britain and Europe, 1996 {{Taxonbar, from=Q1408352 Bivalve genera Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli