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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)
> maoriana (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:
=Dosinia (Pectunculus) maoriana W.R.B. Oliver, 1923 accepted, alternate representation
Images: Dosinia maoriana W.R.B. Oliver, 1923
In beach drift, Bream Bay, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 32mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Bream Bay, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 32mm. © 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)
> maoriana (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:
=Dosinia (Pectunculus) maoriana W.R.B. Oliver, 1923 accepted, alternate representation
Details: Dosinia maoriana W.R.B. Oliver, 1923
Size/Grows to:
Width 46mm, Height 43mm
Distribution:
Northern and south-western North Island, Chatham Islands and Mernoo Bank, from 0-188m
Type Data:
  • Elmslie Bay, French Pass, Marlborough Sounds, NZ, (holotype, paratype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Huber, M. 2010 Compendium of Bivalves 1, ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany (p.736)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.423)
  • Oliver, W.R.B. 1923 Notes on New Zealand pelecypods, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 15 (p.188) Original Description

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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