Chionopsis gnidia
| Chionopsis gnidia | |
|---|---|
| Valves of Chionopsis gnidia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Chionopsis |
| Species: | C. gnidia |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) | |
Chionopsis gnidia, is a species of medium-sized saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. It was originally described in 1829 by W. J. Borderip and G. B. Sowerby as Venus gnidia. It can be found throughout the coasts of the United States to Peru.