WoRMS taxon details
Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791
397039 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:397039)
accepted
Species
Chama citrea Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Chama imbricata Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted
Chama lazarus Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted (misapplication)
Chama macerophylla var. purpurascens Mörch, 1878 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Chama macerophylla var. sulphurea Mörch, 1878 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Chama macrophylla [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Variety Chama macerophylla var. purpurascens Mörch, 1878 accepted as Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Variety Chama macerophylla var. sulphurea Mörch, 1878 accepted as Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
marine
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397039 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Chama citrea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Chama imbricata Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 131 [details]
original description (of Chama macerophylla var. purpurascens Mörch, 1878) Poulsen, C. M. (1878). Catalogue of West-India Shells in the Collection of Dr. C. M. Poulsen. 16 pp. Bianco Luno: Copenhagen.
page(s): 15. [details]
original description (of Chama macerophylla var. sulphurea Mörch, 1878) Poulsen, C. M. (1878). Catalogue of West-India Shells in the Collection of Dr. C. M. Poulsen. 16 pp. Bianco Luno: Copenhagen.
page(s): 15. [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Chama citrea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Chama imbricata Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 131 [details]
original description (of Chama macerophylla var. purpurascens Mörch, 1878) Poulsen, C. M. (1878). Catalogue of West-India Shells in the Collection of Dr. C. M. Poulsen. 16 pp. Bianco Luno: Copenhagen.
page(s): 15. [details]
original description (of Chama macerophylla var. sulphurea Mörch, 1878) Poulsen, C. M. (1878). Catalogue of West-India Shells in the Collection of Dr. C. M. Poulsen. 16 pp. Bianco Luno: Copenhagen.
page(s): 15. [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors 
[request]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 151 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1943). The Florida species of the family Chamidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(4): 116-124, pl. 12, figs. 1-6, pl. 13, pl. 14, figs. 15-16, 26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520231
page(s): 119-120, pl. 13, fig. 12 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. & McGinty, T. [L.]. (1938). Review of Florida Chamidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 51(3): 73-79, pl. 7, figs. 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9203297
page(s): 75, pl. 2, figs. 2, 8 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1938). Dimensions of Florida Chamas. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 51(4): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9203373 [details]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 251 [details]
additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 151 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1943). The Florida species of the family Chamidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(4): 116-124, pl. 12, figs. 1-6, pl. 13, pl. 14, figs. 15-16, 26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520231
page(s): 119-120, pl. 13, fig. 12 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pilsbry, H. A. & McGinty, T. [L.]. (1938). Review of Florida Chamidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 51(3): 73-79, pl. 7, figs. 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9203297
page(s): 75, pl. 2, figs. 2, 8 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1938). Dimensions of Florida Chamas. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 51(4): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9203373 [details]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 251 [details]
additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | leafy jewelbox | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (114 publications) (from synonym Chama lazarus Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Lamarck, 1819)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications) (from synonym Chama imbricata Lamarck, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chama macerophylla)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791 United States, Florida, Florida Keys, Egmont Key, a...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (114 publications) (from synonym Chama lazarus Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Lamarck, 1819)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications) (from synonym Chama imbricata Lamarck, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chama macerophylla)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791 United States, Florida, Florida Keys, Egmont Key, a...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
