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

DosiniaScopoli, 1777accepted genus name
Arctoe Risso, 1826 synonym
Arthemis Poli, 1791 synonym
Exoleta T. Brown, 1827 synonym

Species group names

Arctoe fulva Risso, 1826 synonym
Dosinia complanata Locard, 1892 synonym
Dosinia exoleta var. castanea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 synonym
Dosinia exoleta var. interrupta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 synonym
Dosinia exoleta var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 synonym
Dosinia exoleta var. parcipicta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 synonym
Dosinia exoleta var. ponderosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 synonym
Dosinia exoleta var. radians Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 synonym
Dosinia exoleta var. zonata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 synonym
Exoleta orbiculata Brown, 1827 synonym
Exoleta radula T. Brown, 1827 synonym
Pectunculus capillaceus da Costa, 1778 synonym
Venus exoleta Linnaeus, 1758 synonym

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: de Bruyne, R.H. (1991). Schelpen van de Nederlandse kust [Shells of the Dutch coast]. Jeugdbondsuitgeverij/KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5107-017-9. III, 165 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
 Galician: reló
 German: Artemismuschel
 Greek: Στρογγυλή αχιβάδα; Ψευτοχάβαρο sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Italian: lupino
 Norwegian: sirkelskjell 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

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

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.

additional source

Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.

additional source

Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].

additional source

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.

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (17 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Biodiversity Heritage Library (143 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Dosinia exoleta. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141911

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Occurrence

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Environment


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2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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