Chama macerophylla
Chama macerophylla | |
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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
- ↑ 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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