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Amussium subcorneum

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten subcorneus was named by d'Archaic and Haime (1854) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Pakistan]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Amussium) subcorneus by Vredenburg (1928); it was recombined as Amussium subcorneum by Azzaroli (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. danei, A. lyonii, A. paris, A. pleuronectes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Pecten subcorneus d'Archaic and Haime p. 269 figs. pl. 23, figs. 10. 11
1928Pecten (Amussium) subcorneus Vredenburg p. 432
1958Amussium subcorneum Azzaroli p. 112

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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)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusAmussium(Röding 1798)
speciessubcorneum(d'Archaic and Haime 1854)

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 subcorneum d'Archaic and Haime 1854
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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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Somalia Amussium subcorneum (78830)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Pecten subcorneus (77164 77172)