Dosinia subrosea
| Dosinia subrosea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Dosinia |
| Species: | D. subrosea |
| Binomial name | |
| Dosinia subrosea (Gray, 1835) | |
Dosinia subrosea, common name the fine dosinia, is a medium-sized saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
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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