Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea japonica
Belongs to Pecten (Amusium) according to U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931
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 destefanii, Amussium lompocensis, Amussium squamulum, Amussium subcorneum, Pecten (Amusium) condoni, Pecten (Amusium) laurentii, Pecten (Amusium) lyonii, Pecten (Amussium) donaiensis, Pleuronectes vulsus, Pleuronectes elongatus
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kikai Island, Kamikatetsu, reef molluscs (Quaternary of Japan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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