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Dosinia (Kereia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Dosinia (Kereia) Marwick p. 583
1990Dosinia (Kereia) Beu et al. p. 400
2002Kereia Sepkoski
2010Dosinia (Kereia) Darragh and Kendrick p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
subgenusKereiaMarwick 1927

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Dosinia (Kereia) Marwick 1927
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Dosinia (Kereia) numerosissima Darragh and Kendrick 2010
Kereia cottoni Marwick 1927
Kereia greyi Zittel 1864
Kereia johnstoni Tate 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:34:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 47.80000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3New Zealand (Canterbury) Dosinia sp. (50147)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Australia (Western Australia) Dosinia numerosissima (179826 179828 179829 179830 179835 179836)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand Dosinia mackayi (64730 64739 64741 64750)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Central Otago) Dosinia waiparaensis (35127)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Western Australia) Dosinia johnstoni (70712)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Australia (Western Australia) Dosinia johnstoni (34466)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Dosinia densicostata (67897)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand Dosinia cottoni (45030)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Dosinia greyi (45027 45029 45031 73307)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Dosinia johnstoni (166744)