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Blue-tinged dosinia

Dosinia caerulea (Reeve, 1850)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The blue-tinged dosinia (Dosinia caerulea) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the blue-tinged dosinia

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue-tinged dosinia live?

Not recorded

Is the blue-tinged dosinia endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blue-tinged dosinia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusDosinia
  7. SpeciesDosinia caerulea (Reeve, 1850)

Synonyms Artemis caerulea, Artemis caeulea, Dosinia caeulea, Dosinia coryne, Dosinia cydippe, Dosinia diana, Dosinia immaculata, Phacosoma caerulea

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue-tinged dosinia

Other species in the same genus Dosinia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue-tinged dosinia?

The blue-tinged dosinia (Dosinia caerulea) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue-tinged dosinia (Dosinia caerulea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-tinged-dosinia

MLA

“Blue-tinged dosinia (Dosinia caerulea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-tinged-dosinia.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_tinged_dosinia_2026,
  title = {Blue-tinged dosinia (Dosinia caerulea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-tinged-dosinia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}