Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Veneroida > Superfamily Veneroidea > Family Veneridae > Genus Dosinia

Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Dosinia*	Scopoli, 1777	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): sirkelskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: dosiniamusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: artemisschelp; gewone artemisschelp sources: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: rayed artemis sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Rayed Artemis sources: Charles Hussey

Greek: Στρογγυλή αχιβάδα; Ψευτοχάβαρο sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: sirkelskjell sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 688

Norwegian Nynorsk: sirkelskjel sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 688

Nynorsk (Norwegian): sirkelskjel

Literature

basis of record	Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Link To CLEMAM

External Links

Link Marine Life Information Network - UK
Link To GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2012). Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2012) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141911