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Chama
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Chamacea
Family:
Chamidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Chama LINNÉ, 1758
Type Species:
*C. lazarus, SD Children, 1823 (ICZN, Opinion 484, 1957)
Images
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Fig. E23,1. *C. (C.) lazarus, Rec., E.Indies, la-c, RV ext., LV int., RV hinge, X0.5 ( 124 b, 684 )
Synonyms
Jataronus, Maceris, Cameola, Lacinea, ?Hellia
Geographic Distribution
tropics, Eu., N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret., Paleoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Attached by LV throughout life, ornamentation foliaceous
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Chamacea
Family:
Chamidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Chama LINNÉ, 1758
Type Species:
*C. lazarus, SD Children, 1823 (ICZN, Opinion 484, 1957)
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E23,1. *C. (C.) lazarus, Rec., E.Indies, la-c, RV ext., LV int., RV hinge, X0.5 ( 124 b, 684 )
Synonyms
Jataronus, Maceris, Cameola, Lacinea, ?Hellia
Geographic Distribution
tropics, Eu., N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret., Paleoc.
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Attached by LV throughout life, ornamentation foliaceous