Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Venerida |
| Family: Veneridae |
| Genus: Dosinia |
| Species: Dosinia concentrica (Born, 1778) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Anastasia Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Fort Thompson Formation [Common] |
| Pamlico Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Satilla Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Canepatch Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Abundant] |
| Nashua Formation [Uncommon] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Common] |
| Duplin Formation [Uncommon] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Uncommon] |
| Raysor Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Ochopee Limestone) [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: West Indian dosinia.
Synonymy:
Synonymous with Dosinia elegans and Artemis elegans Conrad, 1843 (original combination).
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Conrad, 1843, p. 393):
“Artemis elegans, Conrad; rare. Mullet Key. – A. concentrica, Lam.; common. This and the preceeding species have probably been regarded as identical, but in every stage of growth there is a uniform and marked difference; the former species being more orbicular and convex, and having much more remote and distinct grooves, a character as obvious on the young shells as on the adults. It is much the rarest of the two species, and occurs fossil in the Miocene of North Carolina.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.
References: n/a
Online resources: n/a
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 10, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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