Florida Cross-barred Venus

Chione elevata

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae

Chione elevata, the Florida cross-barred venus, is a species of bivalve in the family Veneridae often confused for another species, Chione cancellata with a more southern distribution. Distribution Native to Florida, and northward to North Carolina. The clam is found in, soft, fine sediment with shallow water.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 3,389Mexico · 71Cuba · 4United Kingdom · 3

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Even Dankowicz · CC-BY DescriptionChione elevata, Wikipedia contributors

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