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Chama involuta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama involuta was named by Guppy (1873) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Chama involuta Guppy p. 86 figs. pl. 2, fig. 5
1925Chama involuta Woodring p. 103

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyChamoidea(Blainville 1825)
familyChamidaeBlainville 1825
genusChama
speciesinvolutaGuppy 1873

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Chama involuta Guppy 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:18:36
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:25:35
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 15.97000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Dominican Republic Chama involuta (74913)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Chama involuta (74958)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Chama involuta (74914)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Chama involuta (75042)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Chama involuta (75036 75037)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Chama involuta (58874)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Chama involuta (74961 74964 74968)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Haiti Chama involuta (66814 66816)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Chama involuta (58522 69093 69094)