Chama lazarus Lazarus Jwel Box

Chama lazarus is commonly referred to as Lazarus Jwel Box. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

18292 

AphiaID:

208500 

Scientific:

Chama lazarus 

German:

Stachelige Hufmuschel, Stachelige Gienmuschel, Lazarus-Schmuckkästchen, Lazarusklappe 

English:

Lazarus Jwel Box 

Category:

Sea Shells 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Chamidae (Family) > Chama (Genus) > lazarus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Anilao, Australia, Bali, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Invasive Species, Japan, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Melanesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Ship Wrecks, Stony soils 

Size:

3.54" - 5.51" (9,5cm - 14cm) 

Temperature:

24,4 °F - 29,1 °F (24,4°C - 29,1°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Chama ambigua
• Chama arcana
• Chama asperella
• Chama buddiana
• Chama cerinorhodon
• Chama cerion
• Chama chinensis
• Chama circinata
• Chama congregata
• Chama coralloides
• Chama crenulata
• Chama croceata
• Chama dunkeri
• Chama echinata
• Chama florida
• Chama frondosa
• 
  Chama gryphoides
  Gemeine Hufmuschel, Gemeine Lappenmuschel, Schatzkästchen
• Chama hicksi
• Chama isaacooki
• Chama lactuca
• 
  Chama lazarus
  Stachelige Hufmuschel, Stachelige Gienmuschel, Lazarus-Schmuckkästchen, Lazarusklappe
• Chama limbula
• Chama linguafelis
• Chama lobata
• 
  Chama macerophylla
  Hufmuschel, Juwelen-Box
• Chama oomedusae
• 
  Chama pacifica
  Pazifische Hufmuschel, Juwelen-Box
• 
  Chama pellucida
  Schmuckkästchen, Juwelen-Box
• Chama producta
• Chama pulchella
• Chama rubropicta
• Chama ruderalis
• Chama sarda
• Chama sinuosa
• Chama sordida
• Chama tinctoria
• Chama venosa
• Chama yaroni
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-04-24 13:29:03 

Last edit:

2026-04-24 13:52:46 

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