 The more northern species which resembles this, which is usually called the "cross-barred venus" and which was considered to be "C. cancellata" for many years, is now known to be "Chione elevata".This species grows to be 1 inches across, and has a rounded, triangular shell with both strong concentric ridges and strong radial ribbing, which together form a raised crisscross pattern of ridges, hence the specific name, "cancellata" or cancellate.The interior of the shell possesses crenulations on its bottom edge, and like most Veneridae it has well-developed lateral and cardinal teeth on the hinge line.