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Chama emmonsi Nicol, 1953

Chama emmonsi
Chama emmonsi

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Chamidae
Genus: Chama
Species: Chama emmonsi Nicol, 1953

Information

Geological Range

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Uncommon]
Bear Bluff Formation [Questionable/rare]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Chowan River Formation [Uncommon]
James City Formation [Questionable/rare]
Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare]
Waccamaw Formation [Common]
Duplin Formation [Common]
Jackson Bluff Formation [Uncommon]
Raysor Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]
Waccamaw Formation (Lower)
Yorktown Formation [Common]
Yorktown Formation (Moore House Member)

Remarks

Common name: n/a

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks: n/a

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 1815525

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on September 8, 2015. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

Images

Chama emmonsi from the Late Pliocene Jackson Bluff Fm. of Leon County, Florida (UF 246654).
Chama emmonsi from the Late Pliocene Jackson Bluff Fm. of Leon County, Florida (UF 246654).
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