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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00037

Chama asperella

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Chama asperella — source-informed Atlas ecological shell reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Chama asperella

Bishop Museum TR29 coastal-survey table explicitly records Chama asperella in Kauaʻi station columns.

WoRMS AphiaID 208488 lists Chama asperella as accepted.

The record is from a shallow coastal marine survey station, not deep-water or range-only evidence.

Accepted bivalve with direct Kauaʻi coastal-station evidence; recency remains unverified.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Chama asperella
Other names
Chama asperella · Chama fibula
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical survey occurrence; no recent living Kauaʻi record independently inspected.
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Chama asperella is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Accepted bivalve with direct Kauaʻi coastal-station evidence; recency remains unverified.

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