Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Alternative combination: Chama (Chama) frondosa
Belongs to Chama according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Jordan and Hertlein 1926 and Moore 1988
Sister taxa: Chama (Chama), Chama (Cipliacella), Chama (Psilopus), Chama aculeata, Chama arcana, Chama asperella, Chama aspersa, Chama berjadinensis, Chama bezanconi, Chama brassica, Chama calcarata, Chama callipona, Chama canaliculata, Chama chipolana, Chama congregata, Chama cornu, Chama corrugata, Chama corticosaformis, Chama detrita, Chama eudeila, Chama exogyra, Chama fimbriata, Chama florida, Chama fragum, Chama granti, Chama grunskyi, Chama gryphoides, Chama huttoni, Chama involuta, Chama janus, Chama lamellifera, Chama lazarus, Chama limbula, Chama macerophylla, Chama monroensis, Chama nejdensis, Chama oblongum, Chama pacifica, Chama pellucida, Chama piruensis, Chama pittensis, Chama pulchella, Chama radians, Chama radiata, Chama reflexa, Chama ruderalis, Chama scheibei, Chama sinuosa, Chama squamuligera, Chama strepta
Subtaxa: Chama frondosa mexicana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Mexico (4)
• Pliocene of Mexico (2), United States (1: California)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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