Chama macerophylla
Chama macerophylla | |
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Exterior of a beachworn right valve, 1.2 cm across at its widest | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Chamoidea |
Family: | Chamidae |
Genus: | Chama |
Species: | C. macerophylla
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Binomial name | |
Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791
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Chama macerophylla , or the leafy jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]
References[]
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 53-54.
Categories:
- Chamidae
- Bivalves described in 1791
- Bivalve stubs