Dosinia maoriana
| Dosinia maoriana | |
|---|---|
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| Left valve of Dosinia maoriana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Suborder: | Cephalaspidea |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Dosinia |
| Species: | D. maoriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dosinia maoriana Oliver 1923 | |
Dosinia maoriana is a medium-sized marine clam, a bivalve mollusc of the family Veneridae or Venus clams.
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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