Tridacna (Chametrachea) (cockle)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative spelling: Chametrachea
Parent taxon: Tridacna according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2008
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Tridacna (Persikima), Tridacna (Tridacna), Tridacna evae, Tridacna maxima, Tridacna noae
Subtaxa: Tridacna (Chametrachea) crocea Tridacna (Chametrachea) rosewateri Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Egypt (1), French Polynesia (1), Japan (3), Jordan (4), Saudi Arabia (2), the Seychelles (1)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), Japan (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences