Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Amusium darwinianus, Pecten darwinianus
Belongs to Amusium according to M. Griffin and S. N. Nielsen 2008
See also del Rio 1992
Sister taxa: Amusium (Pseudamussium), Amusium aguaclarensis, Amusium balloti, Amusium bocasense, 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 destefanii, Amussium lompocensis, Amussium squamulum, Amussium subcorneum, Pecten (Amusium) condoni, Pecten (Amusium) japonicus, Pecten (Amusium) laurentii, Pecten (Amusium) lyonii, Pecten (Amussium) donaiensis, Pleuronectes elongatus, Pleuronectes vulsus
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Barrancas del Rio Parana (Miocene of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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