Reversed Chama

Pseudochama exogyra

• Group: Other

This clam cements itself permanently to rock along exposed open coast, growing a thick shell about five centimetres across. Often packed together in large clusters, it filters plankton from the water washing over the reef.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Chamidae › Pseudochama

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 504794.