Dosinia subrosea

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth4–1,132 m
Water temperature13–18 °C
Best monthsJanuary, April, and September
How commonRare

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

About this species

Dosinia subrosea, common name the fine dosinia, is a medium-sized saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 28 records
February: 11 records
March: 13 records
April: 35 records
May: 15 records
June: 11 records
July: 10 records
August: 18 records
September: 25 records
October: 18 records
November: 9 records
December: 17 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–1,132 m · Deepest record: 1,132 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–18 °C

12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 24 records

Photos

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(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Arthemis subrosea, Dosinia (Phacosoma) subrosea, Dosinia (Phacosoma) wanganuiensis, Dosinia kraussii

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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).
280 open-data records from 1923 to 2013.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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