Chionopsis crenata
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| Chionopsis crenata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Chionopsis |
| Species: | C. crenata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionopsis crenata (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Chionopsis crenata is a species of bivalve from the family Veneridae in the genus Chionopsis that was originally described as Venus crenata in 1791 by John Frederic Gmelin.[1][2] It is mostly found throughout the Americas primarily in the Atlantic Ocean.[3]