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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Chionopsis |
| Species: | C. gnidia
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| Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
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Distribution and habitat
editThe 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)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ a b "Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G.B.Sowerby I, 1829)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ a b c 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.
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