Parvamussium stanfordense Arnold 1906 (mud scallop)

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

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