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Species of bivalve
Dosinia concentrica
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Bivalvia
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Order:
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Venerida
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Superfamily:
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Veneroidea
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Family:
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Veneridae
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Genus:
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Dosinia
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Species:
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D. concentrica
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Binomial name
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Dosinia concentrica
(Born, 1778)
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Synonyms
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- 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 Lamarck, 1818
- Dosinia affinis Deshayes, 1853
- Dosinia brasiliensis White, 1887
- 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
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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.
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Description
Shell size 55 mm.
Distribution
West Indies to
Brazil. Rare in
Florida (St. Augustine Inlet).
References
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^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 70.