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Dosinia lupinus

Dosinia lupinus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Bivalvia
Subclassis: Heterodonta
Ordo: Veneroida
Superfamilia: Veneroidea

Familia: Veneridae
Genus: Dosinia

Dosinia lupinus is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Veneridae.[1]

The species is found in Europe, Western Asia and Africa.[1]

Earlier, one subspecies (Dosinia lupinus orbignyi (Dunker, 1845) was recognized, but later it was raised to species level: Dosinia orbignyi (Dunker, 1845).[2]

Dosinia lupinus lincta

References

"Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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