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Taxonomy > Chamidae > Chama < Previous species - Next species > (within the family) Chama echinata Broderip, 1835 Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 147 Huber (2010) Compendium of Bivalves. - p. 282 Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 435 Cardoso et al. (2016) La familia Chamidae (Bivalvia: Venerida) en Perú, con la adición de cinco nuevos registros. - p. 17 Gurgo Salice & Cáceres Martínez (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 164 Statistics Frequency very common - 58 localities (27.14 %) Sediment 59 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment) Size and comments The literature indicates a maximum diameter of 38mm; beach finds remain smaller. Images Height 23.3mm. Taxonomy > Chamidae > Chama < Previous species - Next species > (within the family)