Chama (bivalve)

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 Lischke, 1870
Chama anhduongae Thach, 2023
Chama arcana F. R. Bernard, 1987
Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819
† Chama attenuata K. Martin, 1885
† Chama bezanconi Cossmann, 1887
Chama brassica Reeve, 1847
Chama buddiana C.B. Adams, 1852
Chama cerinorhodon Hamada & Matsukuma, 2005
Chama cerion Matsukuma, Paulay & Hamada, 2003
Chama circinata di Monterosato, 1878
Chama congregata Conrad, 1833
Chama coralloides Reeve, 1846
† Chama cosulcata Pezant, 1911
Chama crenulata Lamarck, 1819
Chama croceata Lamarck, 1819
† Chama dahanaensis Icke & K. Martin, 1907
† Chama depauperata Deshayes, 1858
† Chama distans Deshayes, 1858
Chama dunkeri Lischke, 1870
Chama echinata Broderip, 1835
† Chama ferrata Berezovsky, 2021
Chama florida Lamarck, 1819
† Chama fragilis K. Martin, 1879
Chama frondosa Broderip, 1835
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus, 1758
Chama hicksi Valentich-Scott & Coan, 2010
† Chama hunua Eagle, 2000
† Chama inornata Deshayes, 1858
† Chama intricata Deshayes, 1858
Chama isaacooki Healy, Lamprell & Stanisic, 1993
Chama lactuca Dall, 1886+
† Chama lamellifera Tenison Woods, 1877
† Chama lamellosa Lamarck, 1806
Chama lazarus Linnaeus, 1758
Chama limbula Lamarck, 1819
Chama linguafelis Reeve, 1847
Chama lobata Broderip, 1835
Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791
† Chama niasensis Icke & K. Martin, 1907
Chama oomedusae Matsukuma, 1996
† Chama ovalis K. Martin, 1879
Chama pacifica Broderip, 1835
† Chama papyracea Deshayes, 1830
Chama pellucida Broderip, 1835
† Chama plicatella Melleville, 1843
Chama producta Broderip, 1835
Chama pulchella Reeve, 1846
† Chama punctata Bruguière, 1792
† Chama punctulata Deshayes, 1858
Chama rubropicta Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
Chama ruderalis Lamarck, 1819
Chama sarda Reeve, 1847
† Chama sedanensis Haanstra & Spiker, 1932
† Chama simplex K. Martin, 1883
Chama sinuosa Broderip, 1835
Chama sordida Broderip, 1835
† Chama squamosa Solander, 1766
† Chama subcalcarata Berezovsky, 2021
† Chama subgigas d'Orbigny, 1850
Chama tinctoria F. R. Bernard, 1976
† Chama umbgrovei K. Martin, 1931
Chama venosa Reeve, 1847
Chama yaroni Delsaerdt, 1986
Extinct species
Extinct species within this genus include:
Chama asperella† Lamarck, 1819
Chama aspersa† Reeve, 1846
Chama berjadinensis† Hodson, 1927
Chama bezanconi † Cossmann, 1887
Chama brassica† Reeve, 1847
Chama calcarata† Lamarck, 1806
Chama callipona† Maury, 1924
Chama chipolana† Dall, 1903
Chama corticosaformis† Weisbord, 1929
Chama eudeila† Maury, 1924
Chama fimbriata† Defrance, 1817
Chama fragum† Reeve, 1847
Chama huttoni† Hector, 1886
Chama involuta† Guppy, 1873
Chama lamellifera† Tenison Woods, 1877
Chama monroensis† Aldrich, 1903
Chama nejdensis† Abbass, 1972
Chama pacifica† Broderip, 1834
Chama pittensis† Marwick, 1928
Chama radiata† Dockery, 1977
Chama reflexa† Reeve, 1846
Chama ruderalis† Lamarck, 1819
Chama scheibei† Anderson, 1929
Chama strepta† Woodring, 1982
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.
References
Chamidae
Bivalve genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus