Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Chamidae : Chama : Chama janus |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Chama janus | species | belongs to Chama | stated with evidence | Reeve, 1847 | Chama janus | species | belongs to Pseudochama | implied | Johnson et al., 2007 | Chama janus | species | belongs to Chama | stated with evidence | Coan and Valentich-Scott, 2012 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene |
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Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Chama) |
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Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Chama) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott. 2012. Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. Santa Barbara museum of Natural history monographs 6:1-1258 |
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