Variamussium clamosseum Marwick 1953 (mud scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Full reference: J. Marwick. 1953. Divisions and faunas of the Hokonui System (Triassic and Jurassic). New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 21

Belongs to Variamussium according to J. Marwick 1953

Sister taxa: Parvamussium alaskense, Parvamussium austriacum, Parvamussium bayosense, 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 davidsoni, Polynemamussium intuscostatus, Variamussium squamigerum, Variamussium cancellatum, Variamussium anolense

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Variamussium clamosseum in the database

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