''Chione'' is a

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of American tropical

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s, in the

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Veneridae The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are e ...

Species

This is a complete list of the extant species. Extinct fossil species are listed further down. * '' Chione amathusia'' (

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, 1844) * '' Chione californiensis'' W. J. Broderip, 1835 - California venus, Banded venus * ''

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- Cross-barred venus * '' Chione chione'' * '' Chione cingenda'' * '' Chione compta'' T. Say, 1822 * '' Chione elevata'' W. J. Broderip, 1835 * '' Chione fluctifraga'' * '' Chione gnidea'' (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829) * '' Chione grus'' * '' Chione guatulcoensis'' L. G. Hertlein & Strong, 1948 * '' Chione kellettii'' (Hinds, 1845) * '' Chione mariae'' (

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, 1846) * '' Chione mazyckii''

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, 1902 * '' Chione paphia'' (

) - King venus * '' Chione picta'' Willett, 1944 * '' Chione pubera'' (Bory Saint-Vicent, 1827) * '' Chione pulicaria'' (Broderip, 1835) * '' Chione purpurissata'' Dall, 1902 * '' Chione squamosa'' (

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, 1857) * '' Chione subimbricata'' Sowerby, 1835 * '' Chione subrugosa'' (Wood, 1828) - Semi-rough chione * '' Chione succincta''

* '' Chione tumens'' A. E. Verrill, 1870 * '' Chione undatella'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 - Frilled venus, Wavy venus Here is an incomplete list of extinct ''Chione'' species: * '' Chione burnsii'' (Dall, 1900) * '' Chione chipolana'' (Dall, 1903) * '' Chione erosa'' (Dall, 1903)

References

* * * Veneridae Bivalve genera {{Veneridae-stub