Chione (genus)

Chione (genus)
Chione
Chione paphia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chione
von Mühlfeld, 1811

Chione is a genus of tropical American marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae.

Species

  • Chione amathusia (Philippi, 1844)
  • Chione californiensis W. J. Broderip, 1835 - California venus, Banded venus
  • Chione cancellata Linnaeus, 1767 - Cross-barred venus
  • Chione chione
  • Chione cingenda
  • Chione compta T. Say, 1822
  • Chione elevata W. J. Broderip, 1835
  • Chione gnidea (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829)
  • Chione guatulcoensis L. G. Hertlein & Strong, 1948
  • Chione kellettii (Hinds, 1845)
  • Chione mariae (d'orbigny, 1846)
  • Chione mazyckii W. H. Dall, 1902
  • Chione paphia (Linnaeus, 1767) - King venus
  • Chione picta Willett, 1944
  • Chione pulicaria (Broderip, 1835)
  • Chione purpurissata Dall, 1902
  • Chione squamosa (Carpenter, 1857)
  • Chione subimbricata Sowerby, 1835
  • Chione subrugosa (Wood, 1828) - Semi-rough chione
  • Chione succincta Linnaeus, 1767
  • Chione tumens A. E. Verrill, 1870
  • Chione undatella G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 - Frilled venus, Wavy venus

This is a complete list of the Recent species. Extinct fossil species are not listed.

References