Dosinia dunkeri
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| Dosinia dunkeri | |
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| A shell of Dosinia dunkeri from Honduras, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Dosinia |
| Species: | D. dunkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dosinia dunkeri R. A. Philippi, 1844 | |
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Dosinia dunkeri is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.
The shell of an adult Dosinia dunkeri can be as large as 30–50 millimetres (1.2–2.0 in). These shells are white and rounded, with a concentric sculpture of fine ribs.
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