Chama (genus)

Chama (genus)
Shell of Chama lazarus from Philippines at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Chama
Linnaeus, 1758

Chama is a genus of cemented saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Chamidae, the jewel boxes.

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