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Chama brassica Reeve, 1847
208494 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208494)
accepted
Species
Chama brassica brassica Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chama chinensis Chenu, 1846 · unaccepted > nomen oblitum
Chama praetexta Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Chama brassica brassica Reeve, 1847 accepted as Chama brassica Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Chama brassica elatensis Delsaerdt, 1986 accepted as Chama elatensis Delsaerdt, 1986 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Reeve, L. A. (1847). Descriptions of new species of <i>Chama</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1846) 14: 117-120., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862767
page(s): 119 [details]
page(s): 119 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Taxonomic remark Chama brassica is declared nomen protectum and the earlier Chama chinensis nomen oblitum by Delsaerdt, 2019: 95.
Taxonomic remark Chama brassica is declared nomen protectum and the earlier Chama chinensis nomen oblitum by Delsaerdt, 2019: 95. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chama brassica Reeve, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208494 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Reeve, L. A. (1847). Descriptions of new species of <i>Chama</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1846) 14: 117-120., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862767
page(s): 119 [details]
original description (of Chama chinensis Chenu, 1846) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): Chama pl. 5 figs 6-6c. [details]
original description (of Chama praetexta Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847). Descriptions of new species of <i>Chama</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1846) 14: 117-120., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862767
page(s): 117 [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS)
note: treated as synonym of C. chinensis [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Chama</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-5, Dec. 1846; 6-9, Jan. 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375543
page(s): plate 6, species 31 [details]
source of synonymy Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297].
page(s): 563. [details]
status source Delsaerdt, A. G. J. (2019). Indo-Pacific Chamidae – Part II. <i>Chama ambigua — Chama brassica</i> complex. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 57 (3): 92-103.
page(s): 95. [details]
page(s): 119 [details]
original description (of Chama chinensis Chenu, 1846) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. <em>Paris.</em> Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): Chama pl. 5 figs 6-6c. [details]
original description (of Chama praetexta Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847). Descriptions of new species of <i>Chama</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1846) 14: 117-120., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862767
page(s): 117 [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS)
note: treated as synonym of C. chinensis [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Chama</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-5, Dec. 1846; 6-9, Jan. 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375543
page(s): plate 6, species 31 [details]
source of synonymy Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297].
page(s): 563. [details]
status source Delsaerdt, A. G. J. (2019). Indo-Pacific Chamidae – Part II. <i>Chama ambigua — Chama brassica</i> complex. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 57 (3): 92-103.
page(s): 95. [details]
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Taxonomic remark Chama brassica is declared nomen protectum and the earlier Chama chinensis nomen oblitum by Delsaerdt, 2019: 95. [details]
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