Pseudochama exogyra, Reversed chama

Pseudochama exogyra   (Conrad, 1837)

Reversed chama
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Bivalvia | Venerida | Chamidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific: from USA to Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 5.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 310)

Short description Morphology

It is cemented to stones by the right valve. The shell is usually badly eroded and dull white with orange siphons and white tenticles (Ref. 310).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It has a shell diameter of 5 cm (Ref. 310). Habitat: Found in large clusters on rocks along the open coast (Ref. 310).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Anonymous 2001 Classification of Southern California Chitons. California State University Fullerton, Department of Biological Science. http://biology.fullerton.edu/biol317/Murray/Fall97/chitons.html [accessed 27/01/06] (Ref. 310)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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