The Chamidae family (Bivalvia: Venerida) in Peru, with the addition of five new records

Authors

  • Franz Cardoso Laboratorio de Biología y Sistemática de Invertebrados Marinos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Calle German Amezaga 375, Lima, Perú.
  • Carlos Paredes Laboratorio de Biología y Sistemática de Invertebrados Marinos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Calle German Amezaga 375, Lima, Perú.
  • Valentín Mogollón Laboratorio de Hidrobiología II, Facultad de Oceanografía, Pesquería y Ciencias Alimentarias, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Calle Francia 726, Miraflores, Lima, Perú.
  • Eduardo Palacios

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v23i1.11829

Keywords:

Chamidae, Arcinella, Chama, new records, Peru.

Abstract

The family Chamidae in Peru is revised, which includes eleven species, distributed in the genus Arcinella Schumacker, 1817 and Chama Linnaeus, 1758. Chama frondosa Broderip, 1835, Chama granti (Strong, 1934), Chama hicksi Valentich-Scott & Coan, 2010, Chama janus Reeve, 1847 and Chama producta Broderip, 1835 are recorded for the first time. Descriptions and data about distribution, ecology and other remarks are given for all species.

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Published

05/28/2016

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2016)

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Copyright (c) 2016 Franz Cardoso, Carlos Paredes, Valentín Mogollón, Eduardo Palacios

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How to Cite

Cardoso, Franz, Carlos Paredes, Valentín Mogollón, and Eduardo Palacios. 2016. “The Chamidae Family (Bivalvia: Venerida) in Peru, With the Addition of Five New Records”. Revista Peruana De Biología 23 (1): 13-26. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v23i1.11829.