Coarse Dosina

About this species

Dosina mactracea is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It occurs in the waters off New Zealand.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 14 records
March: 5 records
April: 17 records
May: 10 records
June: 8 records
July: 9 records
August: 10 records
September: 22 records
October: 20 records
November: 12 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–100 m · Deepest record: 412 m

0–10 m: 8 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–18 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 3 records
12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 10 records
16–18 °C: 19 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaun · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Coarse Dosina

Other scientific names: Chione crebra, Dosina crebra, Dosina oblonga, Dosina zelandica, Dosinia mactracea, Dosinia oblonga, Dosinia zelandica, Venus eburnea, Venus mactracea

Similar species

New Zealand Cockle
Austrovenus stutchburyi
Wedding-cake venus
Bassina disjecta
Cockle-like Venus
Chioneryx cardioides
Chinese Venus Clam
Cyclina sinensis
Old-woman dosinia
Dosinia anus
Blue-Tinged Dosinia
Dosinia caerulea

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
368 open-data records from 1907 to 2022.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.