Chama macerophylla

Chama macerophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
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. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]

References

  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.
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