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Taxonomy > Veneridae > Chione < Previous species - Next species > (within the family) Chione tumens Verrill, 1870 Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 185 Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 146 Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 760 Statistics Frequency very common - 118 localities (58.38 %) Sediment 58 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment) Size and comments The literature indicates a maximum length of 47mm; beach finds remain below 45mm. Images Length 35.9mm. Taxonomy > Veneridae > Chione < Previous species - Next species > (within the family)