Dosinia lambata

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth10–41 m
Water temperature14–18 °C
Best monthsFebruary
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Dosinia lambata, or the silky dosinia, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Veneridae, endemic to New Zealand. It lives in depths of up to 60 metres and can grow to be 28 millimetres wide.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 11 records
March: 4 records
April: 5 records
May: 0 records
June: 2 records
July: 4 records
August: 3 records
September: 5 records
October: 3 records
November: 1 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–41 m · Deepest record: 48 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 8 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–18 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 16 records
16–18 °C: 10 records

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Names and classification

Other scientific names: Arthemis lambata, Dosinia (Asa) lambata, Dosinia (Fallartemis) lambata

Similar species

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).
245 open-data records from 1904 to 2020.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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