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Chamidae
Chamidae, common name the jewel boxes or jewel box clams, is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, a group of marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.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. Genera and species Genera and species in the family Chamidae: *''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'' Dall, 1886 – milky jewelbox **'' Chama macerophylla'' Gmelin, 1791 – leafy jewelbox **'' Chama pellucida'' Broderip, 1835 **''Chama sar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chama (bivalve)
''Chama'' is a genus of cemented saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Chamidae, the jewel boxes. Species Extant species within this genus include: * '' Chama ambigua'' Lischke, 1870 * '' Chama arcana'' F. R. Bernard, 1987 * '' Chama asperella'' Lamarck, 1819 * '' Chama brassica'' Reeve, 1847 * '' Chama buddiana'' C.B. Adams, 1852 * ''Chama cerinorhodon'' Hamada & Matsukuma, 2005 * '' Chama cerion'' Matsukuma, Paulay & Hamada, 2003 * '' Chama circinata'' di Monterosato, 1878 * ''Chama congregata'' Conrad, 1833 * ''Chama coralloides'' Reeve, 1846 * ''Chama crenulata'' Lamarck, 1819 * ''Chama croceata'' Lamarck, 1819 * ''Chama dunkeri'' Lischke, 1870 * ''Chama echinata'' Broderip, 1835 * ''Chama florida'' Lamarck, 1819 * ''Chama frondosa'' Broderip, 1835 * ''Chama gryphoides'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Chama hicksi'' Valentich-Scott & Coan, 2010 * ''Chama isaacooki'' Healy, Lamprell & Stanisic, 1993 * '' Chama lactuca'' Dall, 1886 * '' Chama lazarus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcinella Arcinella
''Arcinella arcinella'', or the Caribbean spiny jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 55. Description ''Arcinella arcinella'' has a shell reaching a size of about 55 mm. The shells of this common Caribbean species are pale brown to yellowish white in color with about 20 rows of spines. The interior is white. These molluscs are suspension filter feeders. Right and left valve of the same specimen: File:Arcinella arcinella 01.jpg, Right valve File:Arcinella arcinella 02.jpg, Left valve Distribution This species can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudochama Inezae
''Pseudochama'' is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. Fossil records The genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent periods (age range: from 40.4 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils shells have been found all over the world. Species Species within this genus include: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. *''Pseudochama cristella'' (Lamarck, 1819) *''Pseudochama exogyra'' (Conrad, 1837) – Pacific jewelbox *''Pseudochama granti'' Strong, 1934 – deep jewelbox *''Pseudochama gryphina'' (Lamarck, 1819) *''Pseudochama inezae'' Bayer, 1943 – alabaster jewelbox *''Pseudochama radians ''Pseudochama cristella'', or the left-handed jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies The West In ...'' (Lamarck, 1819) – Atlanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudochama Granti
''Pseudochama'' is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. Fossil records The genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent periods (age range: from 40.4 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils shells have been found all over the world. Species Species within this genus include: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. *''Pseudochama cristella'' (Lamarck, 1819) *''Pseudochama exogyra'' (Conrad, 1837) – Pacific jewelbox *''Pseudochama granti'' Strong, 1934 – deep jewelbox *''Pseudochama gryphina'' (Lamarck, 1819) *''Pseudochama inezae'' Bayer, 1943 – alabaster jewelbox *''Pseudochama radians ''Pseudochama cristella'', or the left-handed jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies The West In ...'' (Lamarck, 1819) – Atlanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudochama Exogyra
''Pseudochama'' is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. Fossil records The genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent periods (age range: from 40.4 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils shells have been found all over the world. Species Species within this genus include: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. *''Pseudochama cristella'' (Lamarck, 1819) *''Pseudochama exogyra'' (Conrad, 1837) – Pacific jewelbox *''Pseudochama granti'' Strong, 1934 – deep jewelbox *''Pseudochama gryphina'' (Lamarck, 1819) *''Pseudochama inezae'' Bayer, 1943 – alabaster jewelbox *''Pseudochama radians ''Pseudochama cristella'', or the left-handed jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies The West In ...'' (Lamarck, 1819) – Atlanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudochama
''Pseudochama'' is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. Fossil records The genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent periods (age range: from 40.4 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils shells have been found all over the world. Species Species within this genus include: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. *''Pseudochama cristella'' (Lamarck, 1819) *''Pseudochama exogyra'' (Conrad, 1837) – Pacific jewelbox *''Pseudochama granti'' Strong, 1934 – deep jewelbox *''Pseudochama gryphina'' (Lamarck, 1819) *''Pseudochama inezae'' Bayer, 1943 – alabaster jewelbox *''Pseudochama radians ''Pseudochama cristella'', or the left-handed jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies The West In ...'' (Lamarck, 1819) – Atlanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcinella
''Arcinella'' is a genus of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 55. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Arcinella Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415075 on 2022-10-01 Species * ''Arcinella arcinella'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Arcinella brasiliana'' (Nicol, 1953) * ''Arcinella californica'' (Dall, 1903) * ''Arcinella cornuta'' Conrad, 1866 ;Synonyms: * ''Arcinella carinata'' Philippi, 1844: synonym of '' Basterotina angulata'' (S. V. Wood, 1857) * ''Arcinella cruda'' Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938: synonym of ''Cardita hawaiensis'' (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) * ''Arcinella hawaiensis'' Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938: synonym of ''Cardita hawaiensis'' (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) * ''Arcinella laevis'' Philippi, 1844: synonym of '' Kurtiella bident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chama Sarda
''Chama sarda'', or the Cherry jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A ....Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 54. References Chamidae Bivalves described in 1847 {{bivalve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chama Sinuosa
''Chama sinuosa'', common name the Smooth-edged jewel box, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae, the jewel boxes. This species is found along the Atlantic coast of North America, from southern Florida to the West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A ....Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 54. References Chamidae Bivalves described in 1835 {{bivalve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chama Congregata
''Chama congregata'', or the corrugated jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies and Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = " Hail to Bermuda" , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , mapsize2 = , map_caption2 = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , e ....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. References Chamidae Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Bivalves described in 1833 {{bivalve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudochama Radians
''Pseudochama cristella'', or the left-handed jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A .... References Chamidae Bivalves described in 1819 {{bivalve-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcinella Cornuta
''Arcinella cornuta'', or the Florida spiny jewelbox clam , is a marine species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the coast of North Carolina to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Central America, and Venezuela. Description The shell of ''A. cornuta'' is quadrangular to obliquely trigonal. It attaches itself to surfaces during its early growth stage, after that it is free-living. The shell features seven to nine radial rows of pleated radial ribs covered by large spines with coarse pitting between ribs. The exterior is a creamy white color with the interior being white with flushed pink and/or yellow coloration. The typical habitat is that of coral reefs A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of Colony (biology), colonies of coral polyp (zoology), polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, wh .... References Chamidae Molluscs desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
