APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Chama sarda Reeve, 1847 - Cherry jewel box clam (Marine bivalve images)
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Cherry jewel box clam
Chama sarda
- exterior of top valve 1
Chama sarda
- exterior of top valve 1
Cherry jewel box clam
Chama sarda
- interior of top valve 1
Cherry jewel box clam
Chama sarda
- with 1.0mm division rule 1
Cherry jewel box clam
Chama sarda
radial grooves on fluted spines 1
Cherry jewel box clam
Chama sarda
- adductor scar 1
Cherry jewel box clam
Chama sarda
- interior top valve 2
Cherry jewel box clam
Chama sarda
- exterior top valve 2
Cherry jewel box clam
Chama sarda
- Stone crab trap 1
A non-native species, a complete shell was found on a Stone crab trap that had drifted from Florida, USA to the Lesceave end of Praa Sands, near Helston, Cornwall. SW 58522 27590. 10.11.15. The bivalves Chama congregata and Isognomon bicolor, the Bicolor Purse-oyster were also found on the same stone crab trap. The bryozoan Akatopora tincta was also found in a crevice on the trap.
Species kindly identified by Rudiger Bieler and Paula Mikkelsen as Chama sarda.
There was a lot of confusion about the species here with many people saying it is Chama florida and others saying Chama congregata.
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.