Chamidae,

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the jewel boxes or jewel box clams, is a

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of saltwater clams, a group of 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 ...

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s in the order

Venerida Venerida (formerly Veneroida) is an order of mostly saltwater but also some freshwater bivalve molluscs. This order includes many familiar groups such as many clams that are valued for food and a number of freshwater bivalves. Since the 2000s, t ...

.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 ''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). MolluscaBas ...

'' Schumacher, 1817 **''

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 Miffl ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) – spiny jewelbox **''

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. D ...

'' Conrad, 1866 – Florida spiny jewelbox *'' Chama''

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

, 1758 **'' Chama arcana'' Bernard, 1976 – secret jewelbox **''

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 – corrugate jewelbox **''

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 – pretty jewelbox **''

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 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 lactuca'' Dall, 1886 – milky jewelbox **'' Chama macerophylla'' Gmelin, 1791 – leafy jewelbox **'' Chama pellucida'' Broderip, 1835 **''

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 – cherry jewelbox **''

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 – smooth-edge jewelbox **''

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 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, 1837 *''

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. ...

'' Odhner, 1917 **''

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. ...

'' (Conrad, 1837) – Pacific jewelbox **''

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. ...

'' Strong, 1934 – deep jewelbox **''

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 The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Prese ...

'' 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) – Atlantic jewelbox

References

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