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Family: Chamidae jewel box shells



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48 species (see list below)
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Amphichama argentata
[]
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Max. Length 5.3 cm DL
 
Arcinella arcinella
[Spiny jewelbox]
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Max. Length 6.2 cm DL
 
Arcinella brasiliana
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Arcinella cornuta
[Florida spiny jewelbox]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Northwest Pacific

Chama ambiguaLischke, 1870

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Chama ambigua
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Chama arcana
[Secret jewelbox]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm TL
 
Chama asperella
[Jewel boxes]
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Chama aspersa
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Chama bicornis
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Chama brassica
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Chama buddiana
[Mexican jewel box]
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Chama cerion
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Chama circinata
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
Chama congregataConrad, 1833

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Chama congregata
[Corrugate jewelbox]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Chama croceataLamarck, 1819

Photo by FAO
 
Chama croceata
[Savigny's jewel box]
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Chama dunkeri
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Chama echinata
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Chama fibula
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Chama florida
[Pretty jewelbox]
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Chama fraga
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Chama frondosa
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Chama gryphoides
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Chama inezae
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Chama iostoma
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Chama japonica
[Japanese jewel box]
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Chama jukesi
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Chama lactuca
[Milky jewelbox]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SHL
Chama lazarusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Chama lazarus
[Lazarus jewel box]
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Chama limbula
[Jewel box]
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Chama lobata
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm WD
Chama macerophyllaGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Chama macerophylla
[Leafy jewelbox]

FAO

Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Chama pacificaBroderip, 1835

Photo by FAO
 
Chama pacifica
[Reflexed jewel box]
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Chama pellucida
[]
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Max. Length 4.7 cm DL
 
Chama radians
[]
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Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Chama sarda
[Cherry jewelbox]
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Chama semipurpurata
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Chama sinuosa
[Smooth-edge jewelbox]
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Chama sordida
[]
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Chama venosa
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Pseudochama aurantiaca
[]
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Pseudochama corbieri
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Pseudochama exogyra
[Reversed chama]
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Pseudochama granti
[Deep jewelbox]
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Pseudochama gryphina
[Left-handed jewel box]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Pseudochama inezaeBayer, 1943

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pseudochama inezae
[Alabaster jewelbox]

Coltro, Marcus

North America.

Pseudochama radians(Lamarck, 1819)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pseudochama radians
[Atlantic jewelbox]
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Pseudochama retroversa
[Retroversal jewel box]
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Pseudochama scutulina
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