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CAAB Taxon Code: 23 380001
Scientific Name and Authority: Dosinia caerulea Reeve, 1850

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups - Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc.
Family: 23 380 Veneridae (venus shells)    show full list

Common Name: surf clam
Suggested Indexable Form: clam, surf
Common Names List: surf clam
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Surf Clam
Organism Type: a venus shell

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes: This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 657001 (FISHLIST 657001).
Scientific Name Notes:
Common/Standard Name Notes:

Parent Codes (if any):
   23 380000 .. Veneridae - undifferentiated .. venus shells
   23 380901 .. Dosinia spp .. surf clam
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  00 657001, 657001, 00 800251, 800251

Taxon status (on CAAB list):
   Taxon on current Australian list: Yes
   Taxon on commercial species list: Yes
   Taxon on Standard Fish Names List: No

On-line resources for this taxon:

Australian Faunal Directory