Dosinia concentrica

Dosinia concentrica
Dosinia concentrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Dosinia
Species: D. concentrica
Binomial name
Dosinia concentrica
(Born, 1778)

Dosinia concentrica, or the West Indian dosinia, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil.[1]

References

  1. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 70.