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Chama macerophylla

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Chama macerophylla
Exterior of a beachworn right valve, 1.2 cm across at its widest
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Chamoidea
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Chama
Species:
C. macerophylla
Binomial name
Chama macerophylla
Gmelin, 1791

Chama macerophylla , or the leafy jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae.

Distribution

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"It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies."[1]

Chama macerophylla var. sulphurea
Right and left valve of the same specimen:

References

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  1. ^ 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.