Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Amussiopecten) destefanii
Belongs to Amussium according to A. Azzaroli 1958
Sister taxa: Amusium (Pseudamussium), Amusium aguaclarensis, Amusium balloti, Amusium bocasense, Amusium darwinianum, Amusium filosum, Amusium hulshofi, Amusium lucens, Amusium mimyum, Amusium mortoni, Amusium orientale, Amusium papyraceum, Amusium paris, Amusium pleuronectes, Amusium sol, Amusium toulae, Amussium alazanum, Amussium lompocensis, Amussium squamulum, Amussium subcorneum, Pecten (Amusium) condoni, Pecten (Amusium) japonicus, Pecten (Amusium) laurentii, Pecten (Amusium) lyonii, Pecten (Amussium) donaiensis, Pleuronectes vulsus, Pleuronectes elongatus
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Loc. 10 - Ghibirti Fm (Miocene of Somalia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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