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Chionopsis intapurpurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Chionopsis
Species:
C. intapurpurea
Binomial name
Chionopsis intapurpurea
( Conrad, 1849)

Chionopsis intrapurpurea, the lady in waiting venus, is a species of marine bivalve in the genus Chionopsis. [1] [2] [3]

Discovery

The lady in waiting venus was initially described in 1849 by Timothy Abbott Conrad. [4]

References

  1. ^ Leal, José H. (2017-03-03). "The Lady-in-waiting Venus". shellmuseum. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chionopsis intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. ^ "Molluscabase - Chionopsis intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  4. ^ 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.