Propeamussium

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Propeamussium
Temporal range: Triassic–Recent
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Fossil shells of Propeamussium eocenicum from Syria, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Propeamussiidae
Genus: Propeamussium
de Gregorio, 1884
Synonyms
  • Amusium (Propeamusium)de Gregorio, 1884
  • BathyamussiumHabe, 1951
  • Ctenamusium (Micramussium)Oyama, 1951
  • LuteamussiumOyama, 1951
  • MicramussiumOyama 1951
  • OccultamussiumKorobkov, 1937
  • ParamusiumVerrill 1897
  • Parvamussium (Flavamussium)Habe, 1951
  • Pecten (Propeamussium)de Gregorio, 1884 (original rank)
  • Propeamussium (Pseudopalliorum)Oyama, 1944

Propeamussium is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Ostreoida. [1] [2]

Contents

Fossil species of these epifaunal carnivores lived from the Triassic period to the Pliocene age (235.0 to 3.6 Ma). The majority of fossils of this genus are found throughout Europe and North America. [3]

Selected species

Synonyms

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References

  1. Biolib
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Propeamussium de Gregorio, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138324 on 2022-02-11
  3. The Paleobiology Database