Chama sinuosa
| Chama sinuosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Veneroida |
| Family: | Chamidae |
| Genus: | Chama |
| Species: | C. sinuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Chama sinuosa Broderip, 1835 | |
Chama sinuosa, common name the smooth-edged jewel box, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae, the jewel boxes. This species is found along the Atlantic coast of North America, from southern Florida to the West Indies.[1]
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 54.