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Chama piruensis

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Chama piruensis is a species in the family Chamidae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about Chama piruensis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Chama piruensis live?

Not recorded

Is Chama piruensis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Chama piruensis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyChamidae
  6. genusChama
  7. SpeciesChama piruensis Squires, 1987

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Chama piruensis

Other species in the same genus Chama.

Jewel box

Chama gryphoides

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Chama piruensis?

Chama piruensis (Chama piruensis) belongs to the family Chamidae in the order Venerida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chama piruensis (Chama piruensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chama-piruensis

MLA

“Chama piruensis (Chama piruensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chama-piruensis.

BibTeX
@misc{chama_piruensis_2026,
  title = {Chama piruensis (Chama piruensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chama-piruensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}