Biology:Dosinia elegans
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Short description: Species of bivalve
Dosinia elegans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Dosinia |
Species: | D. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Dosinia elegans Conrad, 1846
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Dosinia elegans, or the elegant dosinia, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Texas .
Predators
It is eaten by the moon snail.
Size
It can get as big as 4 inches.[1]
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 71.
Wikidata ☰ Q3012888 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosinia elegans.
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