Chione californiensis
| Chione californiensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | [bivalve |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Chione |
| Species: | C. californiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chione californiensis (W. J. Broderip, 1835) | |
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.
This species was eaten by the indigenous peoples of California.[1]
References
- ↑ The Natural World of the California Indians by Robert Fleming Heizer
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