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 <small>Lischke, 1870</small>
• Chama anhduongae <small>Thach, 2023</small>
• Chama arcana <small>F. R. Bernard, 1987</small>
• Chama asperella <small>Lamarck, 1819</small>
• † Chama attenuata <small>K. Martin, 1885</small>
• † Chama bezanconi <small>Cossmann, 1887</small>
• Chama brassica <small>Reeve, 1847</small>
• Chama buddiana <small>C.B. Adams, 1852</small>
• Chama cerinorhodon <small>Hamada & Matsukuma, 2005</small>
• Chama cerion <small>Matsukuma, Paulay & Hamada, 2003</small>
• Chama circinata <small>di Monterosato, 1878</small>
• Chama congregata <small>Conrad, 1833</small>
• Chama coralloides <small>Reeve, 1846</small>
• † Chama cosulcata <small>Pezant, 1911</small>
• Chama crenulata <small>Lamarck, 1819</small>
• Chama croceata <small>Lamarck, 1819</small>
• † Chama dahanaensis <small>Icke & K. Martin, 1907</small>
• † Chama depauperata <small>Deshayes, 1858</small>
• † Chama distans <small>Deshayes, 1858</small>
• Chama dunkeri <small>Lischke, 1870</small>
• Chama echinata <small>Broderip, 1835</small>
• † Chama ferrata <small>Berezovsky, 2021</small>
• Chama florida <small>Lamarck, 1819</small>
• † Chama fragilis <small>K. Martin, 1879</small>
• Chama frondosa <small>Broderip, 1835</small>
• Chama gryphoides <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
• Chama hicksi <small>Valentich-Scott & Coan, 2010</small>
• † Chama hunua <small>Eagle, 2000</small>
• † Chama inornata <small>Deshayes, 1858</small>
• † Chama intricata <small>Deshayes, 1858</small>
• Chama isaacooki <small>Healy, Lamprell & Stanisic, 1993</small>
• Chama lactuca <small>Dall, 1886</small>+
• † Chama lamellifera T<small>enison Woods, 1877</small>
• † Chama lamellosa <small>Lamarck, 1806</small>
• Chama lazarus <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
• Chama limbula <small>Lamarck, 1819</small>
• Chama linguafelis <small>Reeve, 1847</small>
• Chama lobata <small>Broderip, 1835</small>
• Chama macerophylla <small>Gmelin, 1791</small>
• † Chama niasensis <small>Icke & K. Martin, 1907</small>
• Chama oomedusae <small>Matsukuma, 1996</small>
• † Chama ovalis <small>K. Martin, 1879</small>
• Chama pacifica <small>Broderip, 1835</small>
• † Chama papyracea <small>Deshayes, 1830</small>
• Chama pellucida <small>Broderip, 1835</small>
• † Chama plicatella <small>Melleville, 1843</small>
• Chama producta <small>Broderip, 1835</small>
• Chama pulchella <small>Reeve, 1846</small>
• † Chama punctata <small>Bruguière, 1792</small>
• † Chama punctulata <small>Deshayes, 1858</small>
• Chama rubropicta <small>Bartsch & Rehder, 1939</small>
• Chama ruderalis <small>Lamarck, 1819</small>
• Chama sarda <small>Reeve, 1847</small>
• † Chama sedanensis <small>Haanstra & Spiker, 1932</small>
• † Chama simplex <small>K. Martin, 1883</small>
• Chama sinuosa <small>Broderip, 1835</small>
• Chama sordida <small>Broderip, 1835</small>
• † Chama squamosa <small>Solander, 1766</small>
• † Chama subcalcarata <small>Berezovsky, 2021</small>
• † Chama subgigas <small>d'Orbigny, 1850</small>
• Chama tinctoria <small>F. R. Bernard, 1976</small>
• † Chama umbgrovei <small>K. Martin, 1931</small>
• Chama venosa <small>Reeve, 1847</small>
• Chama yaroni <small>Delsaerdt, 1986</small>

Extinct species

Extinct species within this genus include:

• Chama asperella† <small> Lamarck, 1819</small>
• Chama aspersa† <small> Reeve, 1846</small>
• Chama berjadinensis† <small> Hodson, 1927</small>
• Chama bezanconi † <small>Cossmann, 1887</small>
• Chama brassica† <small> Reeve, 1847</small>
• Chama calcarata† <small> Lamarck, 1806</small>
• Chama callipona† <small> Maury, 1924</small>
• Chama chipolana† <small> Dall, 1903</small>
• Chama corticosaformis† <small> Weisbord, 1929</small>
• Chama eudeila† <small> Maury, 1924</small>
• Chama fimbriata† <small> Defrance, 1817</small>
• Chama fragum† <small> Reeve, 1847</small>
• Chama huttoni† <small> Hector, 1886</small>
• Chama involuta† <small> Guppy, 1873</small>
• Chama lamellifera† <small> Tenison Woods, 1877</small>
• Chama monroensis† <small> Aldrich, 1903</small>
• Chama nejdensis† <small> Abbass, 1972</small>
• Chama pacifica† <small> Broderip, 1834</small>
• Chama pittensis† <small> Marwick, 1928</small>
• Chama radiata† <small> Dockery, 1977</small>
• Chama reflexa† <small> Reeve, 1846</small>
• Chama ruderalis† <small> Lamarck, 1819</small>
• Chama scheibei† <small> Anderson, 1929</small>
• Chama strepta† <small> Woodring, 1982</small>

This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous period to the Quaternary period (age range 130.0 to 0.0 million years ago.). Fossil shells within this genus have been found all over the world.

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