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Parvamussium pumilum

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Synonyms
  • Pecten (Amusium) paradoxus was named by Behrendsen (1891). It is not extant.

    It was recombined as Amusium paradoxum by Möricke (1894); it was synonymized subjectively with Parvamussium pumilum by Damborenea (2002).
  • Pecten pleuronectoides was named by Philippi (1899). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Parvamussium pumilum by Damborenea (2002).
  • Amusium personatum was named by Burckhardt (1900). It is not extant.

    It was recombined as Pecten (Amusium) personatus by Burckhardt (1903); it was synonymized subjectively with Parvamussium pumilum by Damborenea (2002).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Pecten pumilus Lamarck
1891Pecten (Amusium) paradoxus Behrendsen
1894Amusium paradoxum Möricke
1899Pecten pleuronectoides Philippi
1900Amusium personatum Burckhardt
1903Pecten (Amusium) personatus Burckhardt
2002Parvamussium pumilum Damborenea p. 39 figs. Pl 1, figs 12-20; text-fig 18b
2002Parvamussium pumilum Gahr

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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
genusParvamussium(Sacco 1897)
speciespumilum(Lamarck 1819)

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.

†Parvamussium pumilum Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Amusium paradoxum Behrendsen 1891 [synonym], Pecten (Amusium) personatus Burckhardt 1900 [synonym], Pecten pleuronectoides Philippi 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height118.9

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-11-27 02:02:12
Modified: 2010-02-19 06:47:45
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Discites or 192.90000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (112 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Serbia Pecten personatus (73330)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain Parvamussium pumilum (211857 211858 211859 211861 211862 211863 211864 211865 211866 211867 211868 211869 211870 212070 212071 212197 212208 212214 212222 212224 212225 212228 212229)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Argentina (Mendoza) Parvamussium pumilum (36892)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Chile Propeamussium pumilum (95545)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Argentina (Neuquen) Parvamussium pumilum (36908)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Parvamussium pumilum (25614 25615 25616 25619 25620 25621 25661 25662 25663 25664 25665 25666 25667 25669 25670 25671 25672 25673 25674 25675 25771 25777 25778 25780 25781 25943 26154 26156 26321 26322 26323 26324 26327 26389 26395 26397 26398 26400 26401 26403)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Portugal Parvamussium pumilum (25963)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain (Teruel) Parvamussium pumilum (211171 211174 211179 211180 211184 211185 211189 211191 211194 211195 211197)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Portugal (Coimbra) Parvamussium pumilum (211044 211045)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Chile Propeamussium pumilum (95543 95559 95560 95637)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Spain Parvamussium pumilum (25773 51613)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Chile Propeamussium pumilum (95561)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Chile (Copiapó) Pecten personatus (222925)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Argentina (Neuquen) Parvamussium pumilum (33827)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Argentina (San Juan) Parvamussium pumilum (33704 33707 33710)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Argentina (Mendoza) Parvamussium pumilum (33756 33792 33802 36904)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7France Parvamussium pumilum (51608)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Spain Parvamussium pumilum (25782 25783 25784 25879 25880 25882 25883 25887)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Chile Propeamussium pumilum (95429)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Chile Propeamussium pumilum (33876)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Argentina (Mendoza) Parvamussium pumilum (36907)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Luxembourg Parvamussium pumilum (141485)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Chile Propeamussium pumilum (95663)
Discites170.9 - 168.2Luxembourg Parvamussium pumilum (141488)