Dosinia lupinus

Dosinia lupinus is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Veneridae.^[1]

Dosinia lupinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Dosinia
Species:	D. lupinus
Binomial name
Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The species is found in Europe, Western Asia and Africa.^[1]

Earlier, one subspecies (Dosinia lupinus orbignyi (Dunker, 1845) was recognized, but later it was raised to species level: Dosinia orbignyi (Dunker, 1845).^[2]

Dosinia lupinus lincta
Right and left valve of the same specimen:

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  Right valve
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  Left valve