Chionopsis intapurpurea
Appearance
Chionopsis intapurpurea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Chionopsis |
Species: | C. intapurpurea
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Binomial name | |
Chionopsis intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)
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Chionopsis intrapurpurea, the lady in waiting venus, is a species of marine bivalve in the genus Chionopsis. [1][2][3]
Discovery[edit]
The lady in waiting venus was initially described in 1849 by Timothy Abbott Conrad. [4]
References[edit]
- ^ Leal, José H. (2017-03-03). "The Lady-in-waiting Venus". shellmuseum. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chionopsis intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Molluscabase - Chionopsis intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of (1847). Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.