Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Smooth Artemis)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDosinia lupinus (Smooth Artemis)
GenusDosinia (a genus of molluscs)
FamilyVENERIDAE (carpet and venus shells)
SuperfamilyVENEROIDEA (Venus clams & carpet shells)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dosinia lupinus (Smooth Artemis) :
1: Dosinia lupinus (Smooth Artemis)
16 Mar 2008 OSGR: SX04 50° 20’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
dead shells (2 pairs, 2 singletons), washed up on beach
Image 1: Left valve - inner surface - dark backgroundImage 2: Left valve - inner surface - dark background (2)Image 3: Left valve - outer surface - dark backgroundImage 4: Right valve - inner surface - dark backgroundImage 5: Right valve - outer surface - dark backgroundImage 6: Shells - inner and outer surfaces - dark backgroundImage 7: Shells - inner surfaces - dark backgroundImage 8: Shells - outer surfaces - dark backgroundImage 9: Concentric ridges on shell - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Left valve - hinge and teeth - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Right valve - hinge and teeth - close-up - enlarged

Dosinia lupinus (Smooth Artemis) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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