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Chama macerophylla

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama macerophylla was named by Gmelin (1791) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Chama macerophylla Gmelin
1801Chama imbricata Lamarck
1925Chama macerophylla Woodring p. 104
2005Chama macerophylla Rosenberg

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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
speciesmacerophyllaGmelin 1791

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 macerophylla Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Chama imbricata Lamarck 1801 [synonym]
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 Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.62000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Chama macerophylla (74912 74935)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Chama macerophylla (41552)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Chama macerophylla (60409 60410 60411 60646 60647 60649 60650 60653 60655 60659)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Chama macerophylla (74964 74968)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Chama macerophylla (131217 131237)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Chama macerophylla (61309)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Sucre) Chama macerophylla (41556)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Chama macerophylla (66775)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti Chama macerophylla (60880 60883)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Chama macerophylla (75422 75423 75424)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (Florida) Chama macerophylla (67069)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Bermuda Chama macerophylla (67947 67949 67950 67960 67966)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Jamaica Chama macerophylla (80407 80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Chama macerophylla (66749)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Chama macerophylla (80837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Bermuda Chama macerophylla (67946 67948 67963 67965 67967)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Djibouti Chama imbricata (96785)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Chama macerophylla (97606)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Chama macerophylla (131223)