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Cross-barred venus

Chione cancellata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The cross-barred venus (Chione cancellata) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the cross-barred venus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cross-barred venus live?

Not recorded

Is the cross-barred venus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cross-barred venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusChione
  7. SpeciesChione cancellata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms Chione cancellata, Venus cancellata, Venus cingenda

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Caribbean cross-barred venusEnglish
  • chionka mřížkovanáCzech
  • Querstreifige VenusmuschelGerman
  • Almeja roñosaSpanish
  • Хионе решетчатаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cross-barred venus

Other species in the same genus Chione.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cross-barred venus?

The cross-barred venus (Chione cancellata) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cross-barred venus (Chione cancellata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cross-barred-venus

MLA

“Cross-barred venus (Chione cancellata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cross-barred-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{cross_barred_venus_2026,
  title = {Cross-barred venus (Chione cancellata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cross-barred-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}