Dosinia concentrica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Veneroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Bivalvia Subclassis: Heterodonta Ordo: Veneroida Superfamilia: Veneroidea

Familia: Veneridae
Genus: Dosinia
Species: Dosinia concentrica

Name

Dosinia concentrica (Born, 1778)

Synonyms

• Artemis distans G. B. Sowerby II, 1851
• Artemis elegans Conrad, 1843
• Artemis nitens Reeve, 1850
• Callocardia elegans (Conrad, 1843)
• Chama dosin Scopoli, 1777 [ex Adanson, 1757]
• Cytherea concentrica (Born, 1778)
• Dosinia affinis Deshayes, 1853
• Dosinia brasiliensis White, 1887
• Dosinia (Dosinidia) concentrica
• Dosinia concentrica prosapia Weisbord, 1964
• Dosinia elegans (Conrad, 1843)
• Dosinia floridana Conrad, 1866
• Dosinia genei Tapparone Canefri, 1874
• Venus concentrica Born, 1778
• Venus philippii d'Orbigny, 1845

Vernacular names

English: West Indian dosinia

Distribution

Caribbean

• West Indies (Guadeloupe, Martinique, ...)

Western Atlantic Ocean

• Brazil, French Guiana

Temporal range: Miocene - Present

• Colombia (Quaternary)
• Venezuela (Pliocene, Quaternary)
• Brazil (Miocene)

References

• Born I., 1778. Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae; (Kraus) (BHL). Reference page. , page 58.

Links

• Dosinia concentrica – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dosinia concentrica.
• Dosinia concentrica – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera (IRMNG).
• Dosinia concentrica – Taxon details on Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (INPN).
• Dosinia concentrica in the World Register of Marine Species