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Dosinia Exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) AphiaID: 141911 AMEIJOA-REDONDA Animalia (Reino) > Mollusca (Filo) > Bivalvia (Classe) > Autobranchia (Subclasse) > Heteroconchia (Infraclasse) > Imparidentia (Superordem) > Venerida (Ordem) > Veneroidea (Superfamilia) > Veneridae (Familia) © Vasco Ferreira © Vasco Ferreira - OMARE / Set. 09 2018 Rainer Borcherding - Schutzstation Wattenmeer, via beachexplorer.org © Vasco Ferreira - OMARE / Set. 09 2018 1 Katharina T., via beachexplorer.org Descrição Concha sólida achatada e circular, com valvas simétricas e estrias concêntricas. Bordas internas lisas. Seio paleal profundo e bem definido. Pode alcançar os 6 cm de comprimento. Coloração esbranquiçada ou creme rosado, com manchas ou riscas em ziguezague acastanhadas e branca no interior. Facilmente confundível com: Dosinia lupinus Ameijoa Sinónimos Ameijoa-relógio Arctoe fulva Risso, 1826 Artemis radiata Reeve, 1850 Arthemis complanata Locard, 1892 Arthemis pudica Poli, 1795 Cytherea exoleta Lamarck, 1818 Dosinia complanata Locard, 1891 Dosinia exoleta var. castanea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 2 Dosinia exoleta var. interrupta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 Dosinia exoleta var. major Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 Dosinia exoleta var. parcipicta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 Dosinia exoleta var. ponderosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 Dosinia exoleta var. radians Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 Dosinia exoleta var. zonata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 Dosinia radiata Exoleta orbiculata T. Brown, 1827 Exoleta radula T. Brown, 1827 Pectunculus capillaceus da Costa, 1778 Pectunculus exoleta [sic] Pectunculus exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758) Venus exoleta Linnaeus, 1758 Referências additional source Howson, C. M.; Picton, B. E. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. [details] basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. [details] additional source Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell’Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English- Italian edition. L’Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. [details] additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] additional source Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. [details] additional source Dyntaxa. (2013). Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details] additional source Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. [details] additional source Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and 3 flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. [details] additional source Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. [details] context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring data in function of wind energy development in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [details] identification resource Cosel R. von & Gofas S. (2019). Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola. Faune et Flore Tropicales. 48: 1-1104. [details] Última atualização: 25 Mar. 2019 4.
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