Chamidae

Chamidae

Chamidae

Family of molluscs

Chamidae, common name the jewel boxes or jewel box clams, is a family of marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.[2][3]

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Genera and species

There are six genera the family Chamidae:[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Superfamily Chamoidea Blainville 1825". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Chamidae Lamarck, 1809". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 53.


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