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Taxonomy
Family:
CHAMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Chamoidea (Superfamily)
> Chamidae (Family)
> Chama (Genus)
> croceata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lacinea G.B. Sowerby II, 1842
=Maceris Modeer, 1793
=Macerophylla Mörch, 1853
=Psilopoderma Poli, 1795
=Psilopus Poli, 1795
Synonymised Names:
=Chama annarosae Selli, 1973
=Chama imbricata Broderip, 1835
=Chama imbricata var. inermis Deshayes, 1863
=Chama imbricata var. savignyi Jousseaume, 1921
=Chama plinthota Cox, 1927
=Chama ratoi Boshoff, 1965
=Chama savignyi Jousseaume in Lamy, 1921
Images: Chama croceata Lamarck, 1819
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Taxonomy
Family:
CHAMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Chamoidea (Superfamily)
> Chamidae (Family)
> Chama (Genus)
> croceata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lacinea G.B. Sowerby II, 1842
=Maceris Modeer, 1793
=Macerophylla Mörch, 1853
=Psilopoderma Poli, 1795
=Psilopus Poli, 1795
Synonymised Names:
=Chama annarosae Selli, 1973
=Chama imbricata Broderip, 1835
=Chama imbricata var. inermis Deshayes, 1863
=Chama imbricata var. savignyi Jousseaume, 1921
=Chama plinthota Cox, 1927
=Chama ratoi Boshoff, 1965
=Chama savignyi Jousseaume in Lamy, 1921
Details: Chama croceata Lamarck, 1819
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands, from 0-20m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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References and Publications
  • Raines, B., Huber, M. 2012 Biodiversity quadrupled - Revision of Easter Island and Salas y Gómez Bivalves, Zootaxa, 3217 (p.66)
  • Brook, F.J., Marshall, B.A. 1998 The coastal molluscan fauna of the northern Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28 (p.213)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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