''Chama'' is a

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of cemented saltwater clams, marine

bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

s in the

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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 ...

, the jewel boxes.

Species

Extant species within this genus include:WoRMS
/ref> * '' 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 Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Hamada & Matsukuma, 2005 * '' Chama cerion'' Matsukuma, Paulay & Hamada, 2003 * '' Chama circinata'' di Monterosato, 1878 * ''

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 ) , an ...

'' Conrad, 1833 * ''

Chama coralloides Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Reeve, 1846 * ''

Chama crenulata Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Lamarck, 1819 * ''

Chama croceata Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Lamarck, 1819 * ''

Chama dunkeri Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Lischke, 1870 * ''

Chama echinata Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Broderip, 1835 * ''

Chama florida Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Lamarck, 1819 * ''

Chama frondosa Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Broderip, 1835 * ''

Chama gryphoides ''Chama gryphoides'' is a species of cemented saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae, the jewel boxes. This species is known in the fossil record from the Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geolo ...

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Chama hicksi Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Valentich-Scott & Coan, 2010 * ''

Chama isaacooki Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Healy, Lamprell & Stanisic, 1993 * '' Chama lactuca'' Dall, 1886 * '' Chama lazarus''

* '' Chama limbula'' Lamarck, 1819 * '' Chama linguafelis'' Reeve, 1847 * '' Chama lobata'' Broderip, 1835 * '' Chama macerophylla'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Chama oomedusae'' Matsukuma, 1996 * '' Chama pacifica'' Broderip, 1835 * '' Chama pellucida'' Broderip, 1835 * '' Chama producta'' Broderip, 1835 * '' Chama pulchella'' Reeve, 1846 * '' Chama rubropicta'' Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 * '' Chama ruderalis'' Lamarck, 1819 * ''

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 subr ...

'' Reeve, 1847 * ''

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 ...

'' Broderip, 1835 * ''

Chama sordida Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Broderip, 1835 * '' Chama tinctoria'' F. R. Bernard, 1976 * ''

Chama venosa Chama may refer to: Chama: (14) Places *Chama, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town *Chama, New Mexico, USA, a village *Chama, Zambia, a small town and district *Chama District, a district *Chama River (Venezuela), aka ''Río Chama'', a river in ...

'' Reeve, 1847 * '' Chama yaroni'' Delsaerdt, 1986

Extinct species

Extinct species within this genus include:Fossilworks
/ref> * ''Chama asperella''† Lamarck, 1819 * ''Chama aspersa''† Reeve, 1846 * ''Chama berjadinensis''† Hodson, 1927 * ''Chama bezanconi ''† Cossmann, 1887 * ''Chama brassica''† Reeve, 1847 * ''Chama calcarata''† Lamarck, 1806 * ''Chama callipona''† Maury, 1924 * ''Chama chipolana''† Dall, 1903 * ''Chama corticosaformis''† Weisbord, 1929 * ''Chama eudeila''† Maury, 1924 * ''Chama fimbriata''† Defrance, 1817 * ''Chama fragum''† Reeve, 1847 * ''Chama huttoni''† Hector, 1886 * ''Chama involuta''† Guppy, 1873 * ''Chama lamellifera''† Tenison Woods, 1877 * ''Chama monroensis''† Aldrich, 1903 * ''Chama nejdensis''† Abbass, 1972 * ''Chama pacifica''† Broderip, 1834 * ''Chama pittensis''† Marwick, 1928 * ''Chama radiata''† Dockery, 1977 * ''Chama reflexa''† Reeve, 1846 * ''Chama ruderalis''† Lamarck, 1819 * ''Chama scheibei''† Anderson, 1929 * ''Chama strepta''† Woodring, 1982 Chamidae - Chama gryphoides

This genus is known in the fossil record from the

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of th ...

period to the

Quaternary The Quaternary ( ) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). It follows the Neogene Period and spans from 2.58 million years ...

period (age range 130.0 to 0.0 million years ago.). Fossil shells within this genus have been found all over the world.

References

Chamidae Bivalve genera {{bivalve-stub