Chione (bivalve)

Chione is a genus of American tropical marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae.

Species
This is a complete list of the extant species. Extinct fossil species are listed further down.


 * Chione amathusia (Philippi, 1844)
 * Chione californiensis W. J. Broderip, 1835 - California venus, Banded venus
 * Chione cancellata Linnaeus, 1767 - Cross-barred venus
 * Chione chione
 * Chione cingenda
 * Chione compta T. Say, 1822
 * Chione elevata W. J. Broderip, 1835
 * Chione fluctifraga
 * Chione gnidea (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829)
 * Chione grus
 * Chione guatulcoensis L. G. Hertlein & Strong, 1948
 * Chione kellettii (Hinds, 1845)
 * Chione mariae (d'orbigny, 1846)
 * Chione mazyckii W. H. Dall, 1902
 * Chione paphia (Linnaeus, 1767) - King venus
 * Chione picta Willett, 1944
 * Chione pubera (Bory Saint-Vicent, 1827)
 * Chione pulicaria (Broderip, 1835)
 * Chione purpurissata Dall, 1902
 * Chione squamosa (Carpenter, 1857)
 * Chione subimbricata Sowerby, 1835
 * Chione subrugosa (Wood, 1828) - Semi-rough chione
 * Chione succincta Linnaeus, 1767
 * Chione tumens A. E. Verrill, 1870
 * Chione undatella G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 - Frilled venus, Wavy venus

Here is an incomplete list of extinct Chione species:


 * Chione burnsii (Dall, 1900)
 * Chione chipolana (Dall, 1903)
 * Chione erosa (Dall, 1903)