Chione (genus)
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Chione is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.
[edit] Species
- Chione amathusia (Philippi, 1844)
- Chione aucklandica Powell, 1932
- Chione californiensis (Broderip, 1835) -- California venus
- Chione cancellata (Linnaeus, 1767) -- cross-barred venus
- Chione cingenda
- Chione gnidea (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829)
- Chione kellettii (Hinds, 1845)
- Chione mariae (Orbigny, 1846)
- Chione paphia (Linnaeus, 1767) -- king venus
- Chione picta Willett, 1944
- Chione pulicaria (Broderip, 1835)
- Chione purpurissata Dall, 1902
- Chione squamosa (Carpenter, 1857)
- Chione stutchburyi (Wood, 1828)
- Chione subimbricata (Sowerby, 1835)
- Chione subrugosa (Wood, 1828) -- semi-rough chione
- Chione succincta Linnaeus, 1767
- Chione undatella (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) -- frilled venus
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
[edit] References
- ITIS
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 85467 054 8
