Chama macerophylla
| Chama macerophylla | |
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| Exterior of a beachworn right valve, 1.2 cm across at its widest | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
Distribution
"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:
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Right valve -
Left valve
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.