Chama gryphoides
{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}
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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|20.43|0|Miocene – Present}}
| image = Chamidae - Chama gryphoides.JPG
| image_caption = Fossil shell of Chama gryphoides
| taxon = Chama gryphoides
| authority = Linnaeus, 1758
}}
Chama gryphoides is a species of cemented saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae, the jewel boxes.[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139119 WoRMS]
This species is known in the fossil record from the Miocene to the Quaternary (age range 20.43 to 0.781 million years ago.). Fossil shells of this species have been found in Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=116409 Fossilworks]
Description
Shells of Chama gryphoides can reach a size of {{convert|20|-|28|mm}}. These shells are thick, heavy, almost oval and inequivalve. The left valve is large and deep, while the right one is flatter. The radial ribs are quite irregular and arranged in concentric rows.[http://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/britishbivalves/browserecord.php?-recid=478 Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles]
Distribution
This species has a Mediterranean distribution. It can be found at depths of 10 to 200 m.[https://www.gbif.org/species/4372053 GBIF]
References
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External links
- [http://www.liceofoscarini.it/didattic/conchiglie/bivalvi/specie/ChamaGryphoides.htm Liceo Foscarini]
- [http://www.conchology.be/?t=66&family=CHAMIDAE&species=Chama%20gryphoides Conchology]
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Category:Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
Category:Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea
Category:Bivalves described in 1758
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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