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Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Dosinia (Genus)
> anus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Dosinia (Asa) Basterot, 1825
=Dosinia (Austrodosinia) Dall, 1902
=Dosinia (Fallartemis) Iredale, 1930
=Dosinia (Kereia) Marwick, 1927
=osinia (Pectunculus) da Costa, 1778
=Dosinia (Phacosoma) Jukes-Browne, 1912
Synonymised Names:
=Cytherea anus Philippi, 1847
=Dosinia (Austrodosinia) anus (Philippi, 1848)
=Dosinia (Austrodosinia) horrida Marwick, 1927
=Dosinia horrida Marwick, 1927
Images: Dosinia anus (Philippi, 1848)
In beach drift, Uretiti, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 74mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Uretiti, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 74mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Uretiti, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 75mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Dosinia (Genus)
> anus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Dosinia (Asa) Basterot, 1825
=Dosinia (Austrodosinia) Dall, 1902
=Dosinia (Fallartemis) Iredale, 1930
=Dosinia (Kereia) Marwick, 1927
=osinia (Pectunculus) da Costa, 1778
=Dosinia (Phacosoma) Jukes-Browne, 1912
Synonymised Names:
=Cytherea anus Philippi, 1847
=Dosinia (Austrodosinia) anus (Philippi, 1848)
=Dosinia (Austrodosinia) horrida Marwick, 1927
=Dosinia horrida Marwick, 1927
Details: Dosinia anus (Philippi, 1848)
Size/Grows to:
Width 82mm, Height 73mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Island, from 0-10m
Notes:
Coarse Dosinia, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.423)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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