Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Alternative combination: Pecten (Propeamusium) stanfordensis
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264
Belongs to Parvamussium according to E. J. Moore 1984
See also Arnold 1906
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 thetidis, Parvamussium torresi, Parvamussium vafer, Propeamussiium (Parvamussium) mistensis, Polynemamussium davidsoni, Polynemamussium intuscostatus, Variamussium anolense, Variamussium cancellatum, Variamussium squamigerum, Variamussium clamosseum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Burke Ranch, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in California
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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