Chione elevata
| Chione elevata Temporal range: Pliocene-present
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| A selection of Chione elevata collected off the west coast of Florida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Chione |
| Species: | C. elevata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chione elevata (Say, 1822)
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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. It is native from the coasts of Florida to North Carolina.[1]
References[]
- ^ Leal, José H. (March 10, 2017). "The Florida Cross-barred Venus". shellmuseum.
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