Chionopsis amathusia | |
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A specimen of Chionopsis amathusia found in Guatemala | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Chionopsis |
Species: | C. amathusia
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Binomial name | |
Chionopsis amathusia (
R. A. Philippi, 1844)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Chionopsis amathusia is a species of bivalve from the family Veneridae in the genus Chionopsis that was originally described by R. A. Philippi in 1844 as Venus amathusia. [1] It can be found throughout Mexico, Central America and parts of South America coasts. [2]
Chionopsis amathusia has a thick, triangular cordate shell which is longitudinally furrowed and transversely wrinkled and its lunule is broadly cordate. [3]
The distribution area of Chionopsis amathusia spans from Baja California to Peru primarily in the Pacific Ocean, but it also occurs in the Caribbean sea. [2] [4] This mollusc lives on sandy seabeds in the intertidal and sublittoral zones up to 73 m (240 ft) depth. [2]
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