Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Antigona (Dosina)
Synonym: Dosinula Finlay 1926
Parent taxon: Venerinae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
See also Sepkoski 2002, Vaught et al. 1989 and Vokes 1938
Sister taxa: Antigona, Artena, Callithaca, Chione, Chioneryx, Chionista, Chionopsis, Circomphalus, Clausinella, Dosiniini, Globivenus, Humilaria, Iliochione, Irusella, Kuia, Leukoma, Marama, Melosia, Mercenaria, Paphonotia, Paraesa, Periglypta, Proxichione, Tapetini, Tawera, Turia, Venerini, Venus, Placamen, Anomalocardia, Bassina, Timoclea, Hinemoana, Ameghinomya, Lirophora, Austrovenus, Nioche
Subtaxa: Antigona (Dosina) mauryae Dosina (Phacosoma) Dosina (Plurigens) Dosina cassina Dosina suboblonga
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Italy (1), Morocco (3)
• Pliocene of Belgium (6), New Zealand (2), the United Kingdom (5)
• Miocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of Australia (2), New Zealand (6), Pakistan (1)
• Eocene of Australia (3)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
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