Pseudochama gryphina
Pseudochama gryphina is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and on coasts of Angola and surroundings.[1][2][3]
| Pseudochama gryphina | |
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| Fossil valve of Pseudochama gryphina from Pliocene of Italy | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Chamoidea |
| Family: | Chamidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochama |
| Species: | P. gryphina |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochama gryphina (Lamarck, 1819) | |
Fossil records
The genus Pseudochama is known from the Eocene to the Recent periods (age range: from 40.4 to 0.0 million years ago).[4]
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References
- Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 54.
- WoRMS
- GBIF
- Fossilworks
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