Biology:Chionopsis gnidia
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Chionopsis gnidia | |
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| Valves of Chionopsis gnidia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Chionopsis |
| Species: | C. gnidia
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
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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]
References
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- ↑ WoRMS
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Molluscabase - Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)". https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507512.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G.B.Sowerby I, 1829)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/6525199.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Paredes, Carlos; Cardoso, Franz; Santamaría, José; Esplana, Jhonatan; Llaja, Lesly (May 2016). "Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú". Revista Peruana de Biología (number 298) 23 (2): 127–150. doi:10.15381/rpb.v23i2.12397. ISSN 1727-9933. http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1727-99332016000200006&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=es.
Wikidata ☰ Q13463617 entry
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