Chione cancellata
Cross-barred venus
Praire cancellée;vernie, vénus
Almeja rugosa;Chirla antillana;Pelecípodo
Distribution
- The tropical Atlantic
Substrate and environment
- Exclusively a marine species
- The species is generally observed in a sandy zone or in seagrass
- Common species.
General behaviour of the species
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 5 cm
- The animal feeds on plankton or small organisms.
- The animal is a protandrous transsexual
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest