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Chama limbula

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama limbula was named by Lamarck (1819) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; west Pacific.]. It is extant.

Synonyms
  • Chama iostoma was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Chama limbula by Kilburn and Rippey (1982).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Chama limbula Lamarck
1837Chama iostoma Conrad
1946Chama limbula Abrard p. 100
1992Chama limbula Oliver p. 105
2007Chama limbula 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
specieslimbulaLamarck 1819

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 limbula Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Chama iostoma Conrad 1837 [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 Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Taiwan Chama iostoma (96336)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Chama limbula (77906)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen Chama limbula (55383)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Chama limbula (173265)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Chama iostoma (89294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Chama iostoma (89290 89402)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Chama limbula (194003)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu Chama limbula (77907)