Chionopsis intapurpurea, the lady in waiting venus, is a species of marine bivalve from the family Veneridae in the genus Chionopsis.

[1][2][3] It was discovered in 1849[4] and can be found on both coasts from the United States to Southern Brazil.

[5] The lady in waiting venus was initially described as Venus intapurpurea in 1849 by Timothy Abbott Conrad.

[6][4] The lady in waiting venus shell is white with irregular angular fulvous spots.

The interior is also white, but contains a large triangular purple stain.