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Chama croceata
Chama croceata Lamarck, 1819
Savigny's jewel box
Chama croceata
photo by FAO

Family:  Chamidae (jewel box shells)
Max. size:  10 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 20 - 80 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to Melanesia and Easter Island.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 106682. Collected for food in some areas. Shell used as raw material to make lime and for shellcraft (Ref. 348). Found in reef areas of lagoons (Ref. 97298); from immediate subtidal to 20 m; attached to rock (Ref. 337). Strongly cemented to rock or coral platforms. At low tide levels and shallow subtidal depths (Ref. 348).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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