Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Bivalvia |
| Order: Venerida |
| Family: Veneridae |
| Genus: Dosinia |
| Species: Dosinia discus (Reeve, 1850) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Anastasia Formation [Uncommon] |
| Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Flanner Beach Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Fort Thompson Formation [Uncommon] |
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Canepatch Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Common] |
| Nashua Formation [Common] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Uncommon] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: Disk dosinia.
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Reeve, 1851, p. 84):
“THE QUOIT ARTEMIS. Shell rather thin, transversely ovate, posteriorly somewhat square, broader than high, very compressed, concentrically very finely engraved with striae, intermediate ridges rather obsolete and decreasing in number at the sides, area of the ligament simple, lunule rotundately heart-shaped; whitish, sometimes, but obscurely, stained with light rust bands, and covered with a thin horny epidermis.
Hab. United States.
This fine species is chiefly distinguished by its compressed growth and fine sculpture.”
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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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