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Cherry jewelbox

Chama sarda Reeve, 1847

Status not recordedmolluscs

The cherry jewelbox (Chama sarda) is a species in the family Chamidae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the cherry jewelbox

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 the cherry jewelbox live?

Not recorded

Is the cherry jewelbox 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 the cherry jewelbox classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyChamidae
  6. genusChama
  7. SpeciesChama sarda Reeve, 1847

Synonyms Chama sinuosa lutea

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Cherry jewel box clamEnglish
  • Almeja joyeroSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cherry jewelbox

Other species in the same genus Chama.

Jewel box

Chama gryphoides

ChamidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cherry jewelbox?

The cherry jewelbox (Chama sarda) 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). Cherry jewelbox (Chama sarda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-jewelbox

MLA

“Cherry jewelbox (Chama sarda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-jewelbox.

BibTeX
@misc{cherry_jewelbox_2026,
  title = {Cherry jewelbox (Chama sarda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-jewelbox},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}