Chama macerophylla Leafy Jewel Box

Chama macerophylla is commonly referred to as Leafy Jewel Box. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA

Bivalve, Leafy Jewel Box, Chama macerophylla (bhb 20 PC075322a sm).2020

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lexID:: 13750
AphiaID:: 397039

Scientific:: Chama macerophylla
German:: Hufmuschel, Juwelen-Box
English:: Leafy Jewel Box

Category:: Małże

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Chamidae (Family) > Chama (Genus) > macerophylla (Species)
Initial determination:: Gmelin, 1791

Occurrence:: Bermuda, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, Guam, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Jamaica, North Pacific (Ocean), the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela
Sea depth:: 0 - 525 Meter
Habitats:: Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: 58.28 °F - 79.34 °F (14.6°C - 26.3°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Chama ambigua
Chama arcana
Chama asperella
Chama buddiana
Chama cerinorhodon
Chama cerion
Chama chinensis
Chama circinata
Chama congregata
Chama coralloides
Chama crenulata
Chama croceata
Chama dunkeri
Chama echinata
Chama florida
Chama frondosa
Chama gryphoides
Gemeine Hufmuschel, Gemeine Lappenmuschel, Schatzkästchen
Chama hicksi
Chama isaacooki
Chama lactuca
Chama lazarus
Chama limbula
Chama linguafelis
Chama lobata
Chama macerophylla
Hufmuschel, Juwelen-Box
Chama oomedusae
Chama pacifica
Pazifische Hufmuschel, Juwelen-Box
Chama pellucida
Schmuckkästchen, Juwelen-Box
Chama producta
Chama pulchella
Chama rubropicta
Chama ruderalis
Chama sarda
Chama sinuosa
Chama sordida
Chama tinctoria
Chama venosa
Chama yaroni

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-03-29 19:34:54
Last edit:: 2025-02-01 19:21:33

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Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791

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

Synonymised names:
Chama citrea Gmelin, 1791
Chama imbricata Lamarck, 1801
Chama lazarus Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Lamarck, 1819 (misapplication)
Chama macerophylla var. purpurascens Mørch in Poulsen, 1878 (nomen nudum)
Chama macerophylla var. sulphurea Mørch in Poulsen, 1878 (nomen nudum)

Direct children (2):
Variety Chama macerophylla var. purpurascens Mørch in Poulsen, 1878 accepted as Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791 (nomen nudum)
Variety Chama macerophylla var. sulphurea Mørch in Poulsen, 1878 accepted as Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791 (nomen nudum)

External links

SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 31.03.2021.

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bhb 24 P9233853a sm Leafy Jewel Box, Chama macerophylla, Florida 2024

Bivalve, Leafy Jewel Box, Chama macerophylla (bhb 20 PC075322a sm).2020

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