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Chionopsis gnidia

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Species of bivalve

Chionopsis gnidia
Valves of Chionopsis gnidia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chionopsis
Species: C. gnidia
Binomial name
Chionopsis gnidia
(Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)

Chionopsis gnidia, is a species of medium-sized saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. It was originally described in 1829 by W. J. Borderip and G. B. Sowerby as Venus gnidia. It can be found throughout the coasts of the United States to Peru.

Distribution and habitat

The distribution area of chionopsis gnidia spans from both coasts of the United States to Central America and parts of South America. This species lives in the intertidal and sublittoral zones up to 33 meters deep.

References

  1. WoRMS
  2. Broderip, W. J.; Sowerby, G. B., I. (1829). Observations on new or interesting Mollusca contained, for the most part, in the Museum of the Zoological Society. Zoological Journal. 4: 359-379
  3. "Molluscabase - Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  4. ^ "Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G.B.Sowerby I, 1829)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  5. ^ Paredes, Carlos; Cardoso, Franz; Santamaría, José; Esplana, Jhonatan; Llaja, Lesly (May 2016). "Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú". Revista Peruana de Biología. 23 (2). number 298: 127–150. doi:10.15381/rpb.v23i2.12397. ISSN 1727-9933.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
Taxon identifiers
Chionopsis gnidia


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