Parvamussium bayosense del Rio et al. 2008 (mud scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Full reference: C. J. del Rio, A. G. Beu, and S. A. Martinez. 2008. The pectinoidean genera Delectopecten Stewart, 1930 and Parvamussium Sacco, 1897 in the Danian of Northern Patagonia, Argentina. N. Jb. Geol. Palaont. Abh 249(3):281-295

Belongs to Parvamussium according to C. J. del Rio et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Parvamussium alaskense, Parvamussium austriacum, Parvamussium duodecimlamellatum, Parvamussium felsineum, Parvamussium lajollaensis, Parvamussium mata, Parvamussium mideocenicum, Parvamussium pumilum, Parvamussium retiaculum, Parvamussium salacon, Parvamussium scitulum, Parvamussium squalidulum, Parvamussium stanfordense, Parvamussium thetidis, Parvamussium torresi, Parvamussium vafer, Propeamussiium (Parvamussium) mistensis, Polynemamussium intuscostatus, Polynemamussium davidsoni, Variamussium cancellatum, Variamussium clamosseum, Variamussium squamigerum, Variamussium anolense

Type specimen: MACN-Pi 4879, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Parvamussium bayosense in the database

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