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Pseudamussium

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudamussium was named by Mörch (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant. Its type is Pecten septemradiatus.

It was reranked as Pecten (Pseudamussium) by Whiteaves (1893) and Nomura and Hatai (1937); it was reranked as Chlamys (Pseudamussium) by Hassan (1953).

It was assigned to Pecten by Whiteaves (1893) and Nomura and Hatai (1937); to Chlamys by Hassan (1953); to Pectinidae by Wienrich (1999) and Todd (2001); to Palliolini by Dijkstra and Kilburn (2001); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Palliolinae by Marquet (2002); and to Pseudamussiinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Pseudamussium Mörch
1893Pecten (Pseudamussium) Whiteaves
1937Pecten (Pseudamussium) Nomura and Hatai p. 131
1953Chlamys (Pseudamussium) Hassan p. 26
1988Karnekampia Wagner p. 41
1999Pseudamussium Wienrich p. 220
2001Pseudamussium Dijkstra and Kilburn p. 271
2001Pseudamussium Todd
2002Pseudamussium Marquet
2002Pseudamussium Sepkoski
2010Pseudamussium Bouchet et al.

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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
subfamilyPalliolinaeKorbobkov in Eberzin 1960
genusPseudamussiumMörch 1853

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.

G. Pseudamussium Mörch 1853
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Subg. †Pseudamussium (Palliolum) Glibert 1975
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Subg. Pseudamussium (Peplum) Bucquoy et al. 1889
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Invalid names: Ostrea inflexa Poli 1795 [synonym]
Pseudamussium edegemense Glibert 1945
Pseudamussium lilli Pusch 1837
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Invalid names: Pecten septemradiatus Müller 1776 [synonym]
Pseudamussium princeps Sowerby 1826
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Invalid names: Pecten bruei Payraudeau 1826 [synonym]
Invalid names: Karnekampia Wagner 1988 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available