Dosinia elegans
| Dosinia elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Dosinia |
| Species: | D. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Dosinia elegans Conrad, 1846
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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[]
It is eaten by the moon snail.
Size[]
It can get as big as 4 inches.[1]
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.
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