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Propeamussium clallamensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Propeamusium) clallamensis was named by Arnold (1906). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pillar Point, west, which is in a Chattian marine siltstone in the Pysht Formation of Washington.

It was recombined as Propeamussium clallamensis by Moore (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Pecten (Propeamusium) clallamensis Arnold p. 57 figs. Plate 3, Figs. 1-3
1944Pecten (Propeamusium) clallamensis Durham p. 138
1963Propeamussium clallamensis Moore p. 68 figs. Plate 20, figure 6

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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)
speciesclallamensis()

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
No measurements are available
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 Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Pecten clallamensis (52362 52376 type locality: 58963 91615)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Pecten clallamensis (139655 208160)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Oregon) Propeamussium clallamensis (39585)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Propeamussium clallamensis (39591)