Chione elevata

Chione elevata
Temporal range: Pliocene-present
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chione
Species:
C. elevata
Binomial name
Chione elevata
(Say, 1822)

Chione elevata, the Florida cross barred venus, is a species of bivalve in the family Veneridae often confused for another species, Chione cancellata with a more southern distribution.[1]

  • Fossil (Pleistocene)
    Fossil (Pleistocene)

Distribution

Native to Florida, and northward to N. Carolina -in shallow water.

References

  1. ^ Leal, José H. (March 10, 2017). "The Florida Cross-barred Venus". shellmuseum.


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