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Propeamussium (Parvamussium) cowperi

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Propeamusium) cowperi was named by Waring (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chico area in Bell's Canyon north of Simi fault (Locality 2 of Waring 1917), which is in a Campanian marine mudstone in the Chatsworth Formation of California.

It was recombined as Propeamussium (Parvamussium) cowperi by Sundberg (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Pecten (Propeamusium) cowperi Waring p. 63 figs. Pl. 7, Figs. 1 and 2
1989Propeamussium (Parvamussium) cowperi Sundberg p. 61 figs. Figures 8, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954
genusPropeamussium(de Gregorio 1884)
subgenusParvamussium(Sacco 1897)
speciescowperi()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height110.2

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-17 19:52:57
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:53:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 93.90000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Pecten cowperi (44198)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Pecten cowperi (44214)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan Propeamussium cowperi (65025)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Japan Parvamussium cowperi (87009)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Pecten cowperi (type locality: 193033)