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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Chamoidea: Chamidae

Chama radians Lamarck, 1819


Range: 35°N to 28°S; 91°W to 32.3°W
Depth: 0 to 77 m
Maximum Reported Size: 47  mm

Synonymy

Chama sinistrorsa Bruguière, 1792
Chama radians Lamarck, 1819
Pseudochama radians (Lamarck, 1819) 
Chama ruderalis auct. non Lamarck, 1819
Chama ferruginea Reeve, 1846
Pseudochama ferruginea (Reeve, 1846) 
Chama appressa Reeve, 1847
Pseudochama variegata (Reeve, 1847) 
Chama variegata Reeve, 1847
Chama rotunda Clessin, 1889

Details


Chama radians Lamarck, 1819,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 35°N to 28°S; 91°W to 32.3°W
Depth: 0 to 77 m
Maximum Reported Size: 47 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Bermuda, Brazil
References: Britton (1975) d; Campbell et al. (2004)
Combining Genera:  Pseudochama

Chama appressa Reeve, 1847, 
[Synonym]
References: Campbell et al. (2004) s

Chama ferruginea Reeve, 1846, 
[Synonym]
Combining Genera:  Pseudochama

Chama rotunda Clessin, 1889, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Chama ruderalis auct. non Lamarck, 1819, 
[Not available]
References: Campbell et al. (2004) s
Comments: Misidentification by Guppy (1877).

Chama sinistrorsa Bruguière, 1792, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Campbell et al. (2004) s?

Chama variegata Reeve, 1847, 
[Synonym]
Range: 26.5°N ; 82°W
Depth: 7 to 13 m
Maximum Reported Size: 40 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) DdNSEWM; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s
Combining Genera:  Pseudochama



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