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| Dosinia elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
The species is hunted by the moon snail.
Size
The largest of the species can reach sizes of 4 inches.
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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans | |
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