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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)
> Dosina (Genus)
> mactracea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Dosinula Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Chione crebra Hutton, 1873
=Dosina crebra (Hutton, 1873)
=Dosina oblonga Gray, 1843
=Dosina zelandica Gray, 1835
=Dosinia mactracea (Broderip, 1835)
=Dosinia oblonga (Gray, 1843)
=Dosinia zelandica Gray, 1835
=Venus eburnea Reeve, 1863
=Venus mactracea Broderip, 1835
Images: Dosina mactracea (Broderip, 1835)
Tasman Bay, Nelson, NZ. 58mm. © rights reserved
Tasman Bay, Nelson, NZ. 58mm. © rights reserved
The chevron patterned 'crebra' form, collected Waihi Beach, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 43mm. © rights reserved
The chevron patterned 'crebra' form, collected Waihi Beach, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 43mm. © rights reserved
Whangarei Heads, Northland, NZ. © 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)
> Dosina (Genus)
> mactracea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Dosinula Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Chione crebra Hutton, 1873
=Dosina crebra (Hutton, 1873)
=Dosina oblonga Gray, 1843
=Dosina zelandica Gray, 1835
=Dosinia mactracea (Broderip, 1835)
=Dosinia oblonga (Gray, 1843)
=Dosinia zelandica Gray, 1835
=Venus eburnea Reeve, 1863
=Venus mactracea Broderip, 1835
Details: Dosina mactracea (Broderip, 1835)
Size/Grows to:
Width 70mm, Height 52mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart, Auckland and Chatham Islands, from 0-415m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Description:
Coarse ridges, and rust on surface

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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.427)
  • Sowerby I, G.B. 1835 New species of shells contained in Mr. Cuming's collection, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 3 (p.44) 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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