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Silky dosinia

Dosinia lambata (A. A. Gould, 1850)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the silky 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 silky dosinia live?

Not recorded

Is the silky 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 silky dosinia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusDosinia
  7. SpeciesDosinia lambata (A. A. Gould, 1850)

Synonyms Arthemis lambata, Dosinia lambata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the silky dosinia

Other species in the same genus Dosinia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the silky dosinia?

The silky dosinia (Dosinia lambata) 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). Silky dosinia (Dosinia lambata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/silky-dosinia

MLA

“Silky dosinia (Dosinia lambata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/silky-dosinia.

BibTeX
@misc{silky_dosinia_2026,
  title = {Silky dosinia (Dosinia lambata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/silky-dosinia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}