Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Alternative combination: Pecten pumilus
Synonyms: Amusium paradoxum Behrendsen 1891, Amusium personatum Burckhardt 1900, Pecten (Amusium) paradoxus Behrendsen 1891, Pecten (Amusium) personatus Burckhardt 1900, Pecten pleuronectoides Philippi 1899
Belongs to Parvamussium according to S. E. Damborenea 2002
See also Gahr 2002
Sister taxa: Parvamussium alaskense, Parvamussium austriacum, Parvamussium bayosense, Parvamussium duodecimlamellatum, Parvamussium felsineum, Parvamussium lajollaensis, Parvamussium mata, Parvamussium mideocenicum, Parvamussium retiaculum, Parvamussium salacon, Parvamussium scitulum, Parvamussium squalidulum, Parvamussium stanfordense, Parvamussium thetidis, Parvamussium torresi, Parvamussium vafer, Polynemamussium davidsoni, Polynemamussium intuscostatus, Variamussium squamigerum, Variamussium cancellatum, Variamussium anolense, Variamussium clamosseum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (11 collections), Chile (10), France (1), Luxembourg (2), Portugal (3), Serbia (1), Spain (84)
Total: 112 collections including 113 occurrences
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