Overview
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Chamidae (or jewel boxes) is a family of marine bivalve clams of the order Veneroida.1]
Genera and species
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- Arcinella Schumacher, 1817
- Arcinella arcinella (Linnaeus, 1767) ? spiny jewelbox
- Arcinella cornuta Conrad, 1866 ? Florida spiny jewelbox
- Chama Linnaeus, 1758
- Chama arcana Bernard, 1976 ? secret jewelbox
- Chama congregata Conrad, 1833 ? corrugate jewelbox
- Chama echinata Broderip, 1835
- Chama florida Lamarck, 1819 ? pretty jewelbox
- Chama frondosa Broderip, 1835
- Chama hicksi Valentich-Scott & Coan, 2010
- Chama lactuca D all, 1886 ? milky jewelbox
- Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791 ? leafy jewelbox
- Chama pellucida Broderip, 1835
- Chama sarda Reeve, 1847 ? cherry jewelbox
- Chama sinuosa Broderip, 1835 ? smooth-edge jewelbox
- Chama sordida Broderip, 1835
- Chama venosa Reeve, 1837
- Pseudochama Odhner, 1917
- Pseudochama exogyra (Conrad, 1837) ? Pacific jewelbox
- Pseudochama granti Strong, 1934 ? deep jewelbox
- Pseudochama inezae Bayer, 1943 ? alabaster jewelbox
- Pseudochama radians (Lamarck, 1819) ? Atlantic jewelbox
- Chama arcana Bernard, 1976 ? secret jewelbox
- Chama congregata Conrad, 1833 ? corrugate jewelbox
- Chama echinata Broderip, 1835
- Chama florida Lamarck, 1819 ? pretty jewelbox
- Chama frondosa Broderip, 1835
- Chama hicksi Valentich-Scott & Coan, 2010
- Chama lactuca Dall, 1886 ? milky jewelbox
- Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791 ? leafy jewelbox
- Chama pellucida Broderip, 1835
- Chama sarda Reeve, 1847 ? cherry jewelbox
- Chama sinuosa Broderip, 1835 ? smooth-edge jewelbox
- Chama sordida Broderip, 1835
- Chama venosa Reeve, 1837
- Pseudochama exogyra (Conrad, 1837) ? Pacific jewelbox
- Pseudochama granti Strong, 1934 ? deep jewelbox
- Pseudochama inezae Bayer, 1943 ? alabaster jewelbox
- Pseudochama radians (Lamarck, 1819) ? Atlantic jewelbox
References
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- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 53.
Taxonomy
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The Family Chamidae is a member of the Superfamily Chamoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Chamidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Phylum: Mollusca
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Class: Bivalvia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Bivalves
- Subclass: Metabranchia
- Superorder: Eulamellibranchia
- Subclass: Metabranchia
- Class: Bivalvia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Bivalves
- Phylum: Mollusca
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Chamidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (4): Arcinella · Chama · Echinochama · Pseudochama
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 132 species and subspecies in the Family Chamidae.
Genera
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Arcinella
Chama
Echinochama
Pseudochama
At least 11 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Pseudochama.
More info about the Genus Pseudochama may be found here.
References
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- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 53.
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