Biology:Dosinia elegans

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Short description: Species of bivalve


Dosinia elegans
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Dosinia
Species:
D. elegans
Binomial name
Dosinia elegans
Conrad, 1846

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

  1. 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