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Amusium papyraceum

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronectia papyracea was named by Gabb (1873). Its type specimen is ANSP, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Amusium papyraceum by Dall (1898), Maury (1920) and Waller (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. zinguli, A. zinguli, A. squamulum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Pleuronectia papyracea Gabb p. 257
1898Amusium papyraceum Dall p. 718
1920Amusium papyraceum Maury p. 21
2011Amusium papyraceum Waller p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusAmusium(Röding 1798)
speciespapyraceum(Gabb 1873)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Amusium papyraceum Gabb 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubg
Life habit: epifaunalsubg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:16:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:16:34
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, o = order
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Amusium papyraceum (65162)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Maranhao) Amusium papyraceum (112598)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Amusium papyraceum (90618 93686 131475)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Amusium papyraceum (58869 58870)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Amusium papyraceum (75041 89540 89557 89559 89566 93648 94099 94106 131387 131643 131645 131676 131677)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Amusium papyraceum (74933 74960 74966 74967 74971 75036 75037 75040 89562)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Amusium papyraceum (58823 58874)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Amusium papyraceum (74965 80136 84998 90620 93640 94102 131639)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Amusium papyraceum (58522)