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Disk dosinia

Dosinia discus (Reeve, 1850)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The disk dosinia (Dosinia discus) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the disk 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 disk dosinia live?

Not recorded

Is the disk 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 disk dosinia classified?

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

Synonyms Artemis alata, Artemis concinna, Artemis discus, Artemis plana, Dosinia plana

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Almeja venusSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the disk dosinia

Other species in the same genus Dosinia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the disk dosinia?

The disk dosinia (Dosinia discus) 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). Disk dosinia (Dosinia discus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/disk-dosinia

MLA

“Disk dosinia (Dosinia discus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/disk-dosinia.

BibTeX
@misc{disk_dosinia_2026,
  title = {Disk dosinia (Dosinia discus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/disk-dosinia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}