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Chama calcarata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama calcarata was named by Lamarck (1806) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Bahrain, western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1806Chama calcarata Lamarck p. 349
1936Chama calcarata Cox p. 33

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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
speciescalcarataLamarck 1806

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 calcarata Lamarck 1806
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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 Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Bahrain Chama calcarata (79060)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Chama calcarata (8124)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Chama calcarata (78567)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Chama calcarata (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Romania Chama calcarata (101818 101819)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Chama calcarata (101967 101973 101974)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Chama calcarata (78565)