Species Chama chinensis Chenu, 1846

Museums

Regional Maps

• Chama brassica Reeve, L.A. 1847. Monograph of the genus Chama. pls 6-9 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 4. [Pl. 6, sp. 31].
• Chama chinensis Chenu, 1846 [pl.5 fig. 6-6c].

  Secondary source:

   Huber, M. 2010. Chama chinensis Chenu, 1846. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=538664 [Accessed on 2011-10-11].
• Chama praetexta Reeve, L.A. 1847. Monograph of the genus Chama. pls 6-9 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 4. [Pl. 8, sp. 46].
• Chama brassica elatensis Delsaerdt, A 1986. Revision of the Chamidae of the Red Sea. Gloria Maris 25: 73-125 [pls 1-8].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Huber, M. 2010. Compendium of Bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. [675-676; on CD]

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific (Red Sea to Japan)

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, intertidal, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Cemented to rocks and corals, under stones, also uncemented

 

General References

Dautzenberg, P. 1929. Mollusca II: Mollusca marina testacea. In, Petit, G. (ed). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Françaises 3: 321-636, pls 4-7

Huber, M. 2010. Compendium of Bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. [281, 675-676; CD: line 9461]

Huber, M. 2015. Compendium of Bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 907 pp, 1 CD-ROM. [Date published May: Markus Huber, Annioe Langleit &​ Kurt Kreipl: TELLINIDAE; Markus Huber: all other parts]

Sartori, A.F. & Huber, M. 2016. Chama chinensis Chenu, 1846. In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=538664 (Accessed on 2017-05-31)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Aug-2023	BIVALVIA	22-Aug-2023	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
22-Aug-2023	BIVALVIA	22-Aug-2023	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
11-Aug-2014		11-Aug-2014	MOVED
	CHAMOIDEA	10-Oct-2011	ADDED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)