chione, californiensis, common, name, california, venus, species, medium, sized, edible, saltwater, clam, marine, bivalve, mollusc, family, veneridae, venus, clams, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, mollusca, class, biva. Chione californiensis common name the California venus is a species of medium sized edible saltwater clam a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae the venus clams Chione californiensis Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order Venerida Superfamily Veneroidea Family Veneridae Genus Chione Species C californiensis Binomial name Chione californiensis W J Broderip 1835 The species was eaten by the indigenous peoples of California 1 References edit The Natural World of the California Indians by Robert Fleming Heizer nbsp This Veneridae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This California related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This meat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chione californiensis amp oldid 1145029895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,