Chamidae

Chamidae Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–recent, 130–0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Chama lazarus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Chamoidea Lamarck, 1809
Family:	Chamidae Lamarck, 1809
Genera
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Chamidae, common name the jewel boxes or jewel box clams, is a family of marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.[2][3]

Genera and species

There are six genera the family Chamidae:[2]

• Amphichama Kuroda & Habe, 1961
• Arcinella Schumacher, 1817
• Carditochama Matsukuma, 1996
• Chama Linnaeus, 1758
• Eopseuma Odhner, 1919
• Pseudochama Odhner, 1917

References

1. "Superfamily Chamoidea Blainville 1825". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
2. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Chamidae Lamarck, 1809". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
3. 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.