Chionopsis

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

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

Species

Species within this genus include: [1]

  • Chionopsis amathusia (Philippi, 1844)
  • Chionopsis crenata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Chionopsis crenifera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
  • Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  • Chionopsis intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)
  • Chionopsis lilacina (Carpenter, 1864)
  • Chionopsis ornatissima (Broderip, 1835)
  • Chionopsis pinchoti (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1951)
  • Chionopsis pulicaria (Broderip, 1835)

References


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