Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Disk Dosinia
(Reeve, 1850)
Dosinia discus
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Venerida
Family:
Veneridae
Image Voucher:
ANSP 481372
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
Virginia to Florida
0 to 0.3 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Marine; Shallow water
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Dosinia discus (Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156070 on 2021-07-20
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/