Chionopsis gnidia
{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}
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| image = Veneridae - Chionopsis gnidia.JPG
| image_caption = Valves of Chionopsis gnidia
| genus = Chionopsis
| species = gnidia
| authority = (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.[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507512 WoRMS] [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485275#page/371/mode/1up 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] It was originally described in 1829 by W. J. Borderip and G. B. Sowerby as Venus gnidia.{{Cite web |title=Molluscabase - Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) |url=https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507512 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.molluscabase.org}} It can be found throughout the coasts of the United States to Peru.{{Cite web |title=Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G.B.Sowerby I, 1829) |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/6525199 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}{{Cite journal |last1=Paredes |first1=Carlos |last2=Cardoso |first2=Franz |last3=Santamaría |first3=José |last4=Esplana |first4=Jhonatan |last5=Llaja |first5=Lesly |date=May 2016 |title=Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú |url=http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1727-99332016000200006&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=es |journal=Revista Peruana de Biología |publication-place=number 298 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=127–150 |doi=10.15381/rpb.v23i2.12397 |issn=1727-9933}}
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. This species lives in the intertidal and sublittoral zones up to 33 meters deep.
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Category:Bivalves described in 1829
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