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Chionopsis crenifera

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Chionopsis crenifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chionopsis
Species:
C. crenifera
Binomial name
Chionopsis crenifera
G. B. Sowerby I, 1835

Chionopsis crenifera is a species of bivalve from the family Veneridae in the genus Chionopsis that was initially described by G. B. Sowerby I in 1835 as Venus crenifera.[1] [2] It can be found throughout Mexico, Central America and parts of South America coasts.[3][4]

Description

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Chionopsis crenifera has a rough elliptical shell. It is whitish with brown spots and variously coloured with densely crowded radiating stripes.[5]

Distribution and habitat

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Chionopsis crenifera's distribution area spans in both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Mexico, Central America and parts of South America.[3][4] This species lives in the sublittoral zone between 15 and 50 meters deep.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chionopsis crenifera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  2. ^ "Molluscabase - Chionopsis crenifera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  3. ^ a b "Search". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  4. ^ a b c "Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Peru". Research Gate. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  5. ^ Zoological Society of London.; London, Zoological Society of; London, Zoological Society of (1833). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. pt.1-6 (1833-1838). London: Academic Press, [etc.] p. 43.