Chionopsis

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Chionopsis
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Chionopsis gnidia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chionopsis
Olsson, 1932

Chionopsis, is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.

Species

Species within this genus include: [1]

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