Chamidae
Encyclopedia
Chamidae is a family
of marine
bivalve
clam
s of the order
Veneroida
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
bivalve
Bivalvia
Bivalvia is a taxonomic class of marine and freshwater molluscs. This class includes clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and many other families of molluscs that have two hinged shells...
clam
Clam
The word "clam" can be applied to freshwater mussels, and other freshwater bivalves, as well as marine bivalves.In the United States, "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, as a general term covering all bivalve molluscs...
s of the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Veneroida
Veneroida
The Veneroida or veneroids are an order of bivalve molluscs. They include some familiar forms such as saltwater clams and cockles, and a number of freshwater bivalves including zebra mussels....
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Genera and species
- Arcinella Schumacher, 1817
- Arcinella arcinellaArcinella arcinellaArcinella arcinella, or the Caribbean spiny jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the West Indies to South America....
(Linnaeus, 1767) — spiny jewelbox - Arcinella cornutaArcinella cornutaArcinella cornuta, or the spiny 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 Florida and Texas....
Conrad, 1866 — Florida spiny jewelbox
- Arcinella arcinella
- Chama Linnaeus, 1758
- Chama arcana Bernard, 1976 — secret jewelbox
- Chama congregataChama congregataChama 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....
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 macerophyllaChama macerophyllaChama macerophylla, or the leafy 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....
Gmelin, 1791 — leafy jewelbox - Chama pellucida Broderip, 1835
- Chama sardaChama sardaChama 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....
Reeve, 1847 — cherry jewelbox - Chama sinuosaChama sinuosaChama 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 Broderip, 1835
- Chama venosa Reeve, 1837
- Pseudochama Odhner, 1917
- Pseudochama exogyra (Conrad, 1837) — Pacific jewelbox
- Pseudochama granti Strong, 1934 — deep jewelbox
- Pseudochama inezae Bayer, 1943 — alabaster jewelbox
- Pseudochama radiansPseudochama radiansPseudochama radians, 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....
(Lamarck, 1819) — Atlantic jewelbox