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Rayed artemis

Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rayed artemis (Dosinia exoleta) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the rayed artemis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 rayed artemis live?

Not recorded

Is the rayed artemis 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 rayed artemis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusDosinia
  7. SpeciesDosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Arctoe fulva, Artemis radiata, Arthemis complanata, Arthemis pudica, Cytherea exoleta, Dosinia complanata, Dosinia exoleta, Dosinia exoleta exoleta, Dosinia exoleta var. castanea, Dosinia exoleta var. interrupta, Dosinia exoleta var. major, Dosinia exoleta var. parcipicta, Dosinia exoleta var. ponderosa, Dosinia exoleta var. radians, Dosinia exoleta var. zonata, Dosinia radiata, Exoleta orbiculata, Exoleta radula, Pectunculus capillaceus, Pectunculus exoleta, Pectunculus exoletus, Venus exoleta

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Mature dosiniaEnglish
  • Rayed dosiniaEnglish
  • dosínka evropskáCzech
  • dosiniamuslingDanish
  • ArtemismuschelGerman
  • ΨευτοχάβαροGreek
  • Dosinie radiéeFrench
  • relóGalician
  • lupinoItalian
  • Spindulinė dosinijaLithuanian
  • sirkelskjellNorwegian Bokmål
  • artemisschelpDutch
  • sirkelskjelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Дозиния крупнаяRussian
  • venuška okrúhlaSlovak
  • större rundmusslaSwedish
  • Furet dosiniaDanish
  • Gemeine ArtmuschelGerman
  • Nordische VenusmuschelGerman
  • Στρογγυλή αχιβάδαGreek
  • gewone artemisschelpDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rayed artemis

Other species in the same genus Dosinia.

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What kind of animal is the rayed artemis?

The rayed artemis (Dosinia exoleta) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rayed artemis (Dosinia exoleta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-artemis

MLA

“Rayed artemis (Dosinia exoleta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-artemis.

BibTeX
@misc{rayed_artemis_2026,
  title = {Rayed artemis (Dosinia exoleta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rayed-artemis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}