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Amusium (Pseudamussium)
Taxonomy
Pseudamusium was named by Adams and Adams.
It was reranked as Pecten (Pseudamusium) by Aldrich (1903), Glenn (1904), Arnold (1906), Clark and Arnold (1923); it was misspelled as Pecten (Pseudomuseum) by Clark (1918); it was reranked as Amusium (Pseudamussium) by Tucker-Rowland (1938).
It was assigned to Pecten by Aldrich (1903), Glenn (1904), Arnold (1906), Clark (1918), Clark and Arnold (1923); and to Amusium by Tucker-Rowland (1938).
It was reranked as Pecten (Pseudamusium) by Aldrich (1903), Glenn (1904), Arnold (1906), Clark and Arnold (1923); it was misspelled as Pecten (Pseudomuseum) by Clark (1918); it was reranked as Amusium (Pseudamussium) by Tucker-Rowland (1938).
It was assigned to Pecten by Aldrich (1903), Glenn (1904), Arnold (1906), Clark (1918), Clark and Arnold (1923); and to Amusium by Tucker-Rowland (1938).
Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Amusium aguaclarense, Amusium cristatum, Amusium fortisi, Amusium japonicum, Amusium laurenti, Amusium mertoni, Amusium ocalanum, Amusium pleuronectes, Amusium precursor, Amusium rexmaris, Amusium rorii, Amusium solea, Amusium solidum, Amusium spendulum, Amusium squamulum, Amusium subcorneum, Amusium tournoueri, Amusium zinguli, Amusium zinguli, Amusium zinguli, Amusium zinguli, Amussium denudatum, Amussium oblongum, Pecten marensis, Pecten papyraceus, Pecten sibogai, Pseudamussium bojarkaensis, Pseudamussium bourdoti, Pseudamussium corneoides
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1903 | Pecten (Pseudamusium) Aldrich p. 100 |
| 1904 | Pecten (Pseudamusium) Glenn p. 373 |
| 1906 | Pecten (Pseudamusium) Arnold p. 50 |
| 1918 | Pecten (Pseudomuseum) Clark p. 132 |
| 1923 | Pecten (Pseudamusium) Clark and Arnold p. 140 |
| 1938 | Amusium (Pseudamussium) Tucker-Rowland p. 67 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subg. †Amusium (Pseudamussium) Adams and Adams
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Pecten (Pseudamusium) davidsoni Dall 1897
†Pecten (Pseudamusium) diblasii Di Stefano 1886
Pecten (Pseudamusium) vancouverensis Whiteaves 1893 [Vancouver scallop]
†Pecten (Pseudamusium) vancouverensis sanjuanensis Clark and Arnold 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Asbian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 339.90000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 335.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 335.9 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Visean | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Pseudamusium sp. (211905 211912) | |
| Asbian | United Kingdom (England) | Pseudamusium sp. (5991) | |
| Brigantian | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Pseudamusium sp. (211904) | |
| Pendleian | United Kingdom (England) | Pseudamusium sp. (8253) | |
| Capitanian | USA (Texas) | Pseudamusium sp. (116650) | |
| Sinemurian | Italy | Pecten diblasii (173592) | |
| Rupelian | Romania | Pseudamusium corneum (187379) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene | Dominican Republic | Pecten sp. (61193) | |
| Chattian | Canada (British Columbia) | Pecten vancouverensis (206862) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (California) | Pseudamusium sp. (237590) |