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Taxonomy
Chamacea was named by Blainville (1825) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6039]. It is extant.
It was corrected as Chamoidea by Ward (1992), Coan et al. (2000), Rosenberg (2005), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Teleodesmacea by Glenn (1904); to Hippuritoida by Newell (1965); to Heterodonta by Rosenberg (2005); to Veneroida by Vokes (1980), Dockery (1982), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Squires (1987), Beu et al. (1990), Ward (1992), Coan et al. (2000), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Nevesskaja (2009); to Venerida by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Veneroitei by Carter et al. (2011).
It was corrected as Chamoidea by Ward (1992), Coan et al. (2000), Rosenberg (2005), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Teleodesmacea by Glenn (1904); to Hippuritoida by Newell (1965); to Heterodonta by Rosenberg (2005); to Veneroida by Vokes (1980), Dockery (1982), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Squires (1987), Beu et al. (1990), Ward (1992), Coan et al. (2000), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Nevesskaja (2009); to Venerida by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Veneroitei by Carter et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1825 | Chamacea Blainville |
| 1904 | Chamacea Glenn p. 342 |
| 1965 | Chamacea Newell p. 19 |
| 1980 | Chamacea Vokes p. 108 |
| 1982 | Chamacea Dockery p. 60 |
| 1987 | Chamacea Squires p. 62 |
| 1987 | Chamacea Ward and Blackwelder p. 130 |
| 1990 | Chamacea Beu et al. pp. 396, 397 |
| 1992 | Chamoidea Ward p. 81 |
| 2000 | Chamoidea Coan et al. p. 258 |
| 2005 | Chamoidea Rosenberg |
| 2006 | Chamoidea Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 232 |
| 2009 | Chamoidea Nevesskaja |
| 2010 | Chamoidea Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Chamoidea Carter et al. p. 16 |
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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.
Superfm. Chamoidea Blainville 1825
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Fm. Chamidae Blainville 1825 [jewel box]
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G. Arcinella Schumacher 1817
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†Arcinella antiquata Guppy 1866
Arcinella arcinella Linnaeus 1767
Arcinella californica Dall 1903
Arcinella cornuta Conrad 1866
†Arcinella draconis Dall 1903
†Arcinella trachyderma Pilsbry and Johnson 1921
†Arcinella yaquensis Maury 1917
Invalid names: Echinochama Fischer 1887 [synonym]
G. Chama Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Chama (Chama) Linnaeus 1758
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Chama (Chama) echinata Broderip 1835
†Chama (Chama) pappiladerma Dockery 1982
Subg. †Chama (Cipliacella)
Chama aculeata Poli 1795
Chama arcana Bernard 1976
†Chama asperella Lamarck 1819
†Chama aspersa Reeve 1846
†Chama berjadinensis Hodson 1927
†Chama bezanconi Cossmann 1887
†Chama brassica Reeve 1847
†Chama calcarata Lamarck 1806
†Chama callipona Maury 1924
†Chama canaliculata Sowerby 1813
†Chama chipolana Dall 1903
†Chama cornu Nilsson 1827
Chama corrugata Broderip 1835
†Chama corticosaformis Weisbord 1929
†Chama eudeila Maury 1924
Chama exogyra Conrad 1837
†Chama fimbriata Defrance 1817
Chama florida Lamarck 1819
†Chama fragum Reeve 1847
Chama frondosa Broderip 1835
Chama frondosa mexicana Carpenter 1857
Chama granti Strong 1934
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758
†Chama gryphoides gryphina Wood 1879
†Chama huttoni Hector 1886
†Chama involuta Guppy 1873
Chama janus Reeve 1847
†Chama lamellifera Tenison Woods 1877
Chama lazarus Linnaeus 1758
†Chama monroensis Aldrich 1903
†Chama nejdensis Abbass 1972
Chama oblongum Linnaeus 1758
†Chama pacifica Broderip 1834
Chama pellucida Broderip 1835
†Chama piruensis Squires 1987
†Chama pittensis Marwick 1928
Chama radians Lamarck 1819
†Chama radiata Dockery 1977
†Chama reflexa Reeve 1846
†Chama ruderalis Lamarck 1819
†Chama scheibei Anderson 1929
Chama sinuosa Broderip 1836
Chama squamuligera Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
†Chama strepta Woodring 1982
Invalid names: Arcinellidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 125.77000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma
Collections (774 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Barremian | France (Drôme) | Chama sp. (75576) | |
| Albian - Aptian | Antarctica (Alexander Island) | Arcinella sp. (2079) | |
| Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian | Angola | Chama sp. (210891) | |
| Campanian | New Zealand (South Island) | Chama sp. (101382) | |
| Haumurian | New Zealand (Canterbury) | Chama sp. (101408 101409) | |
| Maastrichtian | Serbia | Chama toeroeki (1380) | |
| Maastrichtian | Egypt | Chama saharica (1363) | |
| Maastrichtian | Iran | Chama callosa (1383) | |
| Maastrichtian | Spain | Chama coquandi, Chama tartareui (1317) | |
| Maastrichtian | Pakistan (Baluchistan) | Chama callosa (1384) | |
| Maastrichtian | Libya | Chama cossmanni (1370) | |
| Danian | France | Chama sp., Cipliacella supracretacea (20816) | |
| Danian | Belgium | Chama ancestralis (22931) Chama ciplyensis, Chama sp. (26879) | |
| Selandian | USA (Georgia) | Chama gainesensis (92371) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Pakistan | Chama brimonti (77304) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | China (Tibet) | Chama distans (76995) | |
| Ypresian | Saudi Arabia (Ash Sharqiyah) | Chama nejdensis (42459) | |
| Ypresian | France | Chama turgidula (59789) | |
| Ypresian | Türkiye (Yerkoy) | Chama fimbriata (98010) | |
| Ypresian | India (Rajasthan) | Chama brimonti (46999) | |