Chamidae, common name the jewel boxes or jewel box clams, is a family of marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.[2][3]
| Chamidae Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–recent,
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| Chama lazarus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Chamoidea Lamarck, 1809 |
| Family: | Chamidae Lamarck, 1809 |
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Genera and species
editThere are six genera the family Chamidae:[2]
- Amphichama Kuroda & Habe, 1961
- Arcinella Schumacher, 1817
- Carditochama Matsukuma, 1996
- Chama Linnaeus, 1758
- Eopseuma Odhner, 1919
- Pseudochama Odhner, 1917
References
edit- ^ "Superfamily Chamoidea Blainville 1825". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Chamidae Lamarck, 1809". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 53.
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