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Chama Linnaeus, 1758

137775 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137775)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Bivalvia
  5. Autobranchia
  6. Heteroconchia
  7. Euheterodonta
  8. Imparidentia
  9. Venerida
  10. Chamoidea
  11. Chamidae
  12. Chama
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Chamidae Lamarck, 1809

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  1. Species Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819
  2. Species Chama circinata Monterosato, 1878
  3. Species Chama gryphoides Linnaeus, 1758
  4. Species Chama pacifica Broderip, 1835
  5. Species Chama aculeata Poli, 1795 accepted as Centrocardita aculeata (Poli, 1795) (original combination)
  6. Species Chama aculeata Strøm, 1768 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
  7. Species Chama antiquata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cardites antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  8. Species Chama appressa Reeve, 1847 accepted as Pseudochama cristella (Lamarck, 1819)
  9. Species Chama aspersa Reeve, 1846 sensu Spry, 1964 accepted as Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted > misapplication)
  10. Species Chama broderipi Reeve, 1846 accepted as Chama pacifica Broderip, 1835 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, of broderipii)
  11. Species Chama calyculata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
  12. Species Chama cavernosa Risso, 1826 accepted as Chama gryphoides Linnaeus, 1758
  13. Species Chama cor Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Glossus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  14. Species Chama corbieri Jonas, 1846 accepted as Pseudochama corbierei (Jonas, 1846)
  15. Species Chama cornucopia Reeve, 1846 accepted as Pseudochama corbierei (Jonas, 1846)
  16. Species Chama cristella Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Pseudochama cristella (Lamarck, 1819)
  17. Species Chama ferruginea Reeve, 1846 accepted as Pseudochama cristella (Lamarck, 1819)
  18. Species Chama gryphina Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Pseudochama gryphina (Lamarck, 1819)
  19. Species Chama magna da Costa, 1778 accepted as Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  20. Species Chama muricata Poli, 1795 accepted as Glans trapezia (Linnaeus, 1767)
  21. Species Chama nicolloni Dautzenberg, 1892 accepted as Chama circinata Monterosato, 1878
  22. Species Chama parva da Costa, 1778 accepted as Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777)
  23. Species Chama pectinata Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Cardites antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  24. Species Chama reflexa Reeve, 1846 accepted as Chama pacifica Broderip, 1835
  25. Species Chama rotunda Clessin, 1889 accepted as Pseudochama cristella (Lamarck, 1819)
  26. Species Chama ruppellii Reeve, 1847 accepted as Pseudochama corbierei (Jonas, 1846) (junior synonym)
  27. Species Chama trapezia Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Glans trapezia (Linnaeus, 1767)
  28. Species Chama variegata Reeve, 1847 accepted as Pseudochama cristella (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Chama Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=137775 on 2026-08-06
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Chama Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=137775 on 2026-08-06
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2010-03-24 10:05:37Z
changed
Tran, Bastien
2011-01-21 12:16:55Z
checked
Bouchet, Philippe
2011-03-17 19:14:13Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2019-11-16 07:11:35Z
changed
Vinarski, Maxim

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Lamy E. 1928. Révision des <i>Chama</i> vivants du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <i>Journal de Conchyliologie</i>, 71: 293-383. [details] 

additional source Campbell, M.R., Steiner, G., Campbell, L.D & Dreyer, H. (2004). Recent Chamidae (Bivalvia) from the western Atlantic Ocean. <em>Malacologia.</em> 46: 381–415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28112961 [details] 

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 
 
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