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Chama pellucida (agate chama)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Chama pellucida Broderip
1903Chama pellucida Arnold p. 130
1950Chama pellucida Woodring and Bramlette
1959Chama pellucida Addicott and Emerson p. 17
2000Chama pellucida Coan et al. p. 310
2020Chama pellucida Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyChamoidea(Blainville 1825)
familyChamidaeBlainville 1825
genusChama
speciespellucidaBroderip 1835

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Chama pellucida Broderip 1835 [agate chama]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:18:36
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:25:35
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Chama pellucida (135043)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Chama pellucida (238437)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Chile Chama pellucida (142300)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Peru Chama pellucida (207005)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) Chama pellucida (222876 222878)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Chama pellucida (52347 226464)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Chama pellucida (240555 240604 240612 240621 240636)