Dosinia concentrica

Dosinia concentrica, common name the West Indian dosinia, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. This species is found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil.^[1]

Dosinia concentrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Veneroidea
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Dosinia
Species:	D. concentrica
Binomial name
Dosinia concentrica (Born, 1778)
Synonyms
Artemis distans G. B. Sowerby II, 1851 Artemis elegans Conrad, 1843 Artemis nitens Reeve, 1850 Callocardia elegans (Conrad, 1843) Chama dosin Scopoli, 1777 [ex Adanson, 1757] Cytherea concentrica Lamarck, 1818 Dosinia affinis Deshayes, 1853 Dosinia brasiliensis White, 1887 Dosinia concentrica prosapia Weisbord, 1964 Dosinia elegans (Conrad, 1843) Dosinia floridana Conrad, 1866 Dosinia genei Tapparone Canefri, 1874 Venus concentrica Born, 1778 Venus philippii d'Orbigny, 1845

Description

Shell size 55 mm.

Juvenile

Distribution

West Indies to Brazil. Rare in Florida (St. Augustine Inlet).