Chionopsis gnidia

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Chionopsis gnidia
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Valves of Chionopsis gnidia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chionopsis
Species:
C. gnidia
Binomial name
Chionopsis gnidia

Chionopsis gnidia, is a species of medium-sized saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. [1] [2] It was originally described in 1829 by W. J. Borderip and G. B. Sowerby as Venus gnidia. [3] It can be found throughout the coasts of the United States to Peru. [4] [5]

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. [4] [5] This species lives in the intertidal and sublittoral zones up to 33 meters deep. [5]

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References

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  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. 1 2 "Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G.B.Sowerby I, 1829)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  5. 1 2 3 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)