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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)
> subrosea (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:
=Arthemis subrosea Gray, 1835
=Dosinia (Phacosoma) subrosea (Gray, 1835) accepted, alternate representation
=Dosinia (Phacosoma) wanganuiensis Marwick, 1927
=Dosinia kraussii Römer, 1862
Images: Dosinia subrosea (Gray, 1835)
In beach drift, Raumati Beach, Paraparaumu, Wellington, NZ. 43mm
In beach drift, Raumati Beach, Paraparaumu, Wellington, NZ. 43mm
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)
> subrosea (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:
=Arthemis subrosea Gray, 1835
=Dosinia (Phacosoma) subrosea (Gray, 1835) accepted, alternate representation
=Dosinia (Phacosoma) wanganuiensis Marwick, 1927
=Dosinia kraussii Römer, 1862
Details: Dosinia subrosea (Gray, 1835)
Size/Grows to:
Width 75mm, Height 71mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Islands
Geographical Range:
ACF
Notes:
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)
  • Gray, J.E. 1835 Catalogue of shells collected on the east coast of New Zealand, by the Rev. W. Yate, An account of New Zealand; and of the formation and progress of the Church Missionary Society's mission in the northern island 2nd Ed, Seeley & Burnside, London (p.309) Original Description

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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