Chione is a genus of American tropical marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae. Species This is a complete list of the extant species. Extinct fossil species are listed further down. Chione amathusia (Philippi, 1844) Chione californiensis W. J. Broderip, 1835 - California venus, Banded venus Chione cancellata Linnaeus, 1767 - Cross-barred venus Chione chione Chione cingenda Chione compta T. Say, 1822 Chione elevata W. J. Broderip, 1835 Chione fluctifraga Chione gnidea (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829) Chione grus Chione guatulcoensis L. G. Hertlein & Strong, 1948 Chione kellettii (Hinds, 1845) Chione mariae (d'orbigny, 1846) Chione mazyckii W. H. Dall, 1902 Chione paphia (Linnaeus, 1767) - King venus Chione picta Willett, 1944 Chione pubera (Bory Saint-Vicent, 1827) Chione pulicaria (Broderip, 1835) Chione purpurissata Dall, 1902 Chione squamosa (Carpenter, 1857) Chione subimbricata Sowerby, 1835 Chione subrugosa (Wood, 1828) - Semi-rough chione Chione succincta Linnaeus, 1767 Chione tumens A. E. Verrill, 1870 Chione undatella G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 - Frilled venus, Wavy venus Here is an incomplete list of extinct Chione species: Chione burnsii (Dall, 1900) Chione chipolana (Dall, 1903) Chione erosa (Dall, 1903) References Veneridae Bivalve genera