Taxon Report

CAAB Taxon Code: 23 380113
Scientific Name and Authority: Dosinia amphidesmoides (Reeve, 1850)

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

Common Name: (not designated)
Suggested Indexable Form: (not designated)
Common Names List:
Organism Type: a venus cockle

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes:
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):

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

Record source:
   Lamprell, K.; Whitehead, T., 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Volume 1. Crawford House Press, Bathurst, N.S.W.

Scientific Name verified against:
   Lamprell, K.; Whitehead, T., 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Volume 1. Crawford House Press, Bathurst, N.S.W.

On-line resources for this taxon:

Australian Faunal Directory