Pseudochama

Pseudochama
Temporal range: Eocene - Recent
Fossil valve of Pseudochama gryphina from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Pseudochama
Odhner, 1917
  • Chama cornuta Dillwyn, 1817
  • Chama gryphina Lamarck, 1819
  • Chama sinistrorsa Brocchi, 1814
  • Chama virens Chenu, 1846

Pseudochama is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae.

Fossil records

The genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent periods (age range: from 40.4 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils shells have been found all over the world. [1]

Species

Species within this genus include: [2]

References

  1. Fossilworks
  2. 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.
  3. WoRMS
  4. P. cristella at WoRMS
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, November 29, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.