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Chama (Chama)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama (Chama) was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chama by Linnaeus (1758), Dockery (1982), Moore (1988) and Freneix et al. (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Chama (Chama) Linnaeus
1982Chama (Chama) Dockery p. 61
1988Chama (Chama) Freneix et al. p. 420
1988Chama (Chama) Moore p. D30

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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
subgenusChamaLinnaeus 1758

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.

Subg. Chama (Chama) Linnaeus 1758
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Chama (Chama) echinata Broderip 1835
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 41.30000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Romania Chama subgigas (101818 101820)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Chama subgigas (101973)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Chama pappiladerma (5500 5501 5612 5779)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Chama plinthota (70078)