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Dosinia anus

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Dosinia anus
A shell of Dosinia anus
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D. anus
Binomial name
Dosinia anus
(Philippi, 1848)

Dosinia anus, common name the ringed dosinia, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. This species occurs in New Zealand.

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