Chionopsis

Genus of bivalves

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

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

1. WoRMS