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, 1870Chama anhduongae Thach, 2023Chama arcana F. R. Bernard, 1987Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819
  • † Chama attenuata K. Martin, 1885
  • † Chama bezanconi Cossmann, 1887 Chama brassica Reeve, 1847Chama buddiana C.B. Adams, 1852Chama cerinorhodon Hamada & Matsukuma, 2005Chama cerion Matsukuma, Paulay & Hamada, 2003Chama circinata di Monterosato, 1878Chama congregata Conrad, 1833Chama coralloides Reeve, 1846
  • † Chama cosulcata Pezant, 1911 Chama crenulata Lamarck, 1819Chama croceata Lamarck, 1819
  • † Chama dahanaensis Icke & K. Martin, 1907
  • † Chama depauperata Deshayes, 1858
  • † Chama distans Deshayes, 1858 Chama dunkeri Lischke, 1870Chama echinata Broderip, 1835
  • † Chama ferrata Berezovsky, 2021 Chama florida Lamarck, 1819
  • † Chama fragilis K. Martin, 1879 Chama frondosa Broderip, 1835Chama gryphoides Linnaeus, 1758Chama hicksi Valentich-Scott & Coan, 2010
  • † Chama hunua Eagle, 2000
  • † Chama inornata Deshayes, 1858
  • † Chama intricata Deshayes, 1858 Chama isaacooki Healy, Lamprell & Stanisic, 1993Chama lactuca Dall, 1886+
  • † Chama lamellifera Tenison Woods, 1877
  • † Chama lamellosa Lamarck, 1806 Chama lazarus Linnaeus, 1758Chama limbula Lamarck, 1819Chama linguafelis Reeve, 1847Chama lobata Broderip, 1835Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791
  • † Chama niasensis Icke & K. Martin, 1907 Chama oomedusae Matsukuma, 1996
  • † Chama ovalis K. Martin, 1879 Chama pacifica Broderip, 1835
  • † Chama papyracea Deshayes, 1830 Chama pellucida Broderip, 1835
  • † Chama plicatella Melleville, 1843 Chama producta Broderip, 1835Chama pulchella Reeve, 1846
  • † Chama punctata Bruguière, 1792
  • † Chama punctulata Deshayes, 1858 Chama rubropicta Bartsch & Rehder, 1939Chama ruderalis Lamarck, 1819Chama sarda Reeve, 1847
  • † Chama sedanensis Haanstra & Spiker, 1932
  • † Chama simplex K. Martin, 1883 Chama sinuosa Broderip, 1835Chama sordida Broderip, 1835
  • † Chama squamosa Solander, 1766
  • † Chama subcalcarata Berezovsky, 2021
  • † Chama subgigas d'Orbigny, 1850 Chama tinctoria F. R. Bernard, 1976
  • † Chama umbgrovei K. Martin, 1931 Chama venosa Reeve, 1847Chama yaroni Delsaerdt, 1986

Extinct species

Extinct species within this genus include:Chama asperella† Lamarck, 1819Chama aspersa† Reeve, 1846Chama berjadinensis† Hodson, 1927Chama bezanconi † Cossmann, 1887Chama brassica† Reeve, 1847Chama calcarata† Lamarck, 1806Chama callipona† Maury, 1924Chama chipolana† Dall, 1903Chama corticosaformis† Weisbord, 1929Chama eudeila† Maury, 1924Chama fimbriata† Defrance, 1817Chama fragum† Reeve, 1847Chama huttoni† Hector, 1886Chama involuta† Guppy, 1873Chama lamellifera† Tenison Woods, 1877Chama monroensis† Aldrich, 1903Chama nejdensis† Abbass, 1972Chama pacifica† Broderip, 1834Chama pittensis† Marwick, 1928Chama radiata† Dockery, 1977Chama reflexa† Reeve, 1846Chama ruderalis† Lamarck, 1819Chama scheibei† Anderson, 1929Chama strepta† Woodring, 1982
This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period. Fossil shells within this genus have been found all over the world.