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Chama squamuligera

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama squamuligera was named by Pilsbry and Lowe (1932). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chama (Chama) squamuligera by Moore (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Chama squamuligera Pilsbry and Lowe
1988Chama (Chama) squamuligera Moore p. D31 figs. Plate 10, figures 1, 3, 5, 12
2020Chama squamuligera Hendy

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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
speciessquamuligeraPilsbry and Lowe 1932

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 squamuligera Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
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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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12600 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Chama squamuligera (89573 194399 194406 194417 194421 194428)