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Stepped venus

Chione subimbricata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The stepped venus (Chione subimbricata) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the stepped 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 stepped venus live?

Not recorded

Is the stepped 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 stepped venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusChione
  7. SpeciesChione subimbricata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)

Synonyms Venus bilineata, Venus subimbricata

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • chionka stupňovitáCzech
  • Stufige VenusmuschelGerman
  • venuška schodovitáSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stepped venus

Other species in the same genus Chione.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the stepped venus?

The stepped venus (Chione subimbricata) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stepped venus (Chione subimbricata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stepped-venus

MLA

“Stepped venus (Chione subimbricata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stepped-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{stepped_venus_2026,
  title = {Stepped venus (Chione subimbricata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stepped-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}