Chione californiensis
Appearance
Chione californiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Chione |
Species: | C. californiensis
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Binomial name | |
Chione californiensis (W. J. Broderip, 1835)
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Chione californiensis, common name the California venus, is a species of medium-sized edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.
The species was eaten by the indigenous peoples of California.[1]