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Molluscs of Tasmania

Veneridae – Dosiniinae: Dosinia (Asa) crocea Deshayes, 1853 (‘yellowish dosinia’)

Synonym(s): crocea Deshayes, 1853 circinaria Deshayes, 1853.

Typical shell-length 40 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Subfamily: Dosiniinae
Genus: Dosinia

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