World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) - Chama aspersa Reeve, 1846 sensu Spry, 1964

WRiMS name details

Chama aspersa Reeve, 1846 sensu Spry, 1964

AphiaID

208485 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208485)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > misapplication

Accepted name

Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819

Rank

Species

Parent

Chama Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Chama aspersa Reeve, 1846

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus Chama. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 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 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chama aspersa Reeve, 1846 sensu Spry, 1964. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced%20/aphia.php/api-docs/docs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208485 on 2026-10-09

Thematic species database citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Chama aspersa Reeve, 1846 sensu Spry, 1964. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208485 on 2026-10-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-22 16:55:09Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

1998-08-21 16:11:41Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-09-21 08:17:58Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2012-03-29 20:49:57Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2022-11-27 21:41:41Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2024-12-21 10:30:19Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

2025-06-15 14:52:09Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

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original description (of ) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus Chama. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 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 [details]

basis of record Spry, J. F. (1964). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Part 2: Pelecypoda (Bivalves). Tanganyika Notes and Records. 63: 123-164, 8 pls. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. Mediterranean Marine Science. 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors

status source Huber, M. (2010). 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species abundance in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Common [details]

Introduced species impact in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species population trend in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Increasing [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Turkey (Nation) : Shipping [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal
Suez Canal [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chama aspersa)
To PESI