MolluscaBase name details
Chamostrea Gray, 1840
516043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:516043)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Chama albida Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Cleidothaerus albidus (Lamarck, 1819) (type by subsequent monotypy)
- Species Chamostrea crassa Tate, 1885 † accepted as Cleidothaerus crassus (Tate, 1885) † (superseded combination)
- Species Chamostrea pliciferus Odhner, 1917 accepted as Cleidothaerus pliciferus (Odhner, 1917)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Gray, J.E. (1840). Notes on Dr. Philippi's Zoological Notices in the preceding article. <em>Annals of Natural History.</em> 4(25): 305–307., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3386177
page(s): 306; note: no originally included species [details]
page(s): 306; note: no originally included species [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chamostrea Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=516043 on 2025-09-11
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Gray, J.E. (1840). Notes on Dr. Philippi's Zoological Notices in the preceding article. <em>Annals of Natural History.</em> 4(25): 305–307., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3386177
page(s): 306; note: no originally included species [details]
source of synonymy 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) [details]
page(s): 306; note: no originally included species [details]
source of synonymy 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) [details]
