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Chama congregata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama congregata was named by Conrad (1833). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Chama congregata Conrad
1904Chama congregata Glenn p. 342
1917Chama congregatoides Maury
1922Chama congregata Olsson p. 218
1939Chama congregata Oinomikado p. 628

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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
speciescongregataConrad 1833

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 congregata Conrad 1833
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Invalid names: Chama congregatoides Maury 1917 [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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Chama congregata (59335 59336)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Chama congregatoides (58867)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Chama congregata (41543 41544 41545 41552)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Colombia Chama congregata (93723 93725)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Chama congregata (134657)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Chama congregata (60660 71621 78265 78269 78270 78272 79246 79247)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Chama congregata (131210 131217 131218 131237 131363)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Chama congregata (59484 59487 59491 80039 123549)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Chama congregata (59301)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama Chama congregata (134663)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Chama congregata (61309 69029)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Sucre) Chama congregata (41556)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Chama congregata (92407)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Chama congregata (61310 67069 80046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Chama congregata (80837 80853)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Chama congregata (69034 96538)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Chama congregata (41935 92776)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Chama congregata (97607 97608 97610)