Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Full reference: P. A. Maxwell. 1992. Eocene Mollusca from the vicinity of McCulloch's Bridge, Waihao River, South Canterbury, New Zealand: Paleoecology and systematics. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 65:1-280
Belongs to Parvamussium according to P. A. Maxwell 1992
Sister taxa: Parvamussium alaskense, Parvamussium austriacum, Parvamussium bayosense, Parvamussium duodecimlamellatum, Parvamussium felsineum, Parvamussium lajollaensis, Parvamussium mideocenicum, Parvamussium pumilum, Parvamussium retiaculum, Parvamussium salacon, Parvamussium scitulum, Parvamussium squalidulum, Parvamussium stanfordense, Parvamussium thetidis, Parvamussium torresi, Parvamussium vafer, Propeamussiium (Parvamussium) mistensis, Variamussium cancellatum, Variamussium clamosseum, Variamussium anolense, Variamussium squamigerum, Polynemamussium intuscostatus, Polynemamussium davidsoni
Type specimen: TM 6983, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tahu Member, McCulloch's Bridge (Eocene of New Zealand)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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