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Amussium alazanum

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Amussium alazanum Cooke p. 10 fig. 2:7,7a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
superorderAutobranchiaGroblen 1894
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusAmussium(Röding 1798)
speciesalazanum

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.

Amussium alazanum Cooke 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubg
Life habit: epifaunalsubg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:16:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:16:34
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mexico Amussium alazanum (61206 61231 61233)