NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2006

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Veneridae
  Superfamily - Veneroidea
  Order - Veneroida
  Subclass - Heterodonta
  Class - Bivalvia
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Chione cancellata
      Species - Chione paphia
      Species - Chione cingenda
      Species - Chione amathusia
      Species - Chione californiensis
      Species - Chione gnidea
      Species - Chione kellettii
      Species - Chione mariae
      Species - Chione picta
      Species - Chione pulicaria
      Species - Chione purpurissata
      Species - Chione squamosa
      Species - Chione subimbricata
      Species - Chione subrugosa
      Species - Chione succincta
      Species - Chione undatella