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Smooth artemis

Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the smooth 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 smooth artemis live?

Not recorded

Is the smooth 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 smooth artemis classified?

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

Synonyms Arctoe nitidissima, Arctoe parckinsonia, Arctoe parkinsonia, Artemis modesta, Arthemis compta, Arthemis comta, Asa lupina, Asa lupinus, Cytherea lunaris, Dosinia inflata, Dosinia lincta, Dosinia lupina, Dosinia lupinina, Dosinia lupinus, Dosinia lupinus lincta, Dosinia lupinus lupinus, Dosinia lupinus var. rufescens, Dosinia rissoiana, Venus lincta, Venus lupinus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Smooth dosiniaEnglish
  • dosínka světláCzech
  • glat dosiniaDanish
  • Helle ArtemisGerman
  • Γυαλιστερό κυδώνιGreek
  • Vongola lupino biancaItalian
  • dichtgestreepte artemisschelpDutch
  • Дозиния фасолеобразнаяRussian
  • venuška šťúplaSlovak
  • artemisja e lëmuarAlbanian
  • mindre rundmusslaSwedish
  • Glatte ArtemisGerman
  • Glatte ArtmuschelGerman
  • Helle ArtemismuschelGerman

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Relatives of the smooth artemis

Other species in the same genus Dosinia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the smooth artemis?

The smooth artemis (Dosinia lupinus) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Smooth artemis (Dosinia lupinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-artemis

MLA

“Smooth artemis (Dosinia lupinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-artemis.

BibTeX
@misc{smooth_artemis_2026,
  title = {Smooth artemis (Dosinia lupinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-artemis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}