| Chama macerophylla | |
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| Exterior of a beachworn right valve, 1.2 cm across at its widest | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Chamoidea |
| 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]
Chama macerophylla var. sulphurea
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
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