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Parvamussium alaskense

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Pseudamussium) alaskensis was named by Dall (1871) [DISTRIBUTION: Alaska-California, Russia, Japan (Recent); western North America (Pliocene).]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pecten (Propeamusium) alaskensis by Dall (1886); it was recombined as Pecten (Propeamussium) alaskensis by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Propeamussium alaskensis by Woodring et al. (1946); it was recombined as Polynemamussium alaskense by MacNeil (1967); it was recombined as Parvamussium alaskensis by Moore (1984) and Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Parvamussium alaskense by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Pecten (Pseudamussium) alaskensis Dall p. 155
1886Pecten (Propeamusium) alaskensis Dall p. 215 figs. Pl. 5, figs. 7, 7a
1906Pecten (Propeamusium) riversi Arnold p. 126
1906Pecten (Pseudamussium) alaskensis Arnold p. 133
1916Pecten (Propeamusium) levis Moody p. 56 figs. Plate 2, Figures 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d
1924Pecten calamitus Hanna p. 176
1931Pecten (Propeamussium) alaskensis Grant, IV and Gale p. 234
1946Propeamussium alaskensis Woodring et al.
1967Polynemamussium alaskense MacNeil
1984Parvamussium alaskensis Moore p. B11 figs. Plate 2, figures 1 - 7
1984Parvamussium riversi Moore pp. B10 - B11 figs. Plate I, figures 16, 18
2000Parvamussium alaskensis Coan et al. p. 251
2021Parvamussium alaskense Hendy

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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
genusParvamussiumSacco 1897
speciesalaskense(Dall 1871)

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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Invalid names: Parvamussium riversi Arnold 1906 [synonym], Pecten (Propeamusium) alaskensis Dall 1871 [synonym], Pecten calamitus Hanna 1924 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Piacenzian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Pecten riversi (208314)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Pecten levis (186031)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Pecten riversi (138719)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Propeamussium alaskensis (202987 222663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Polynemamussium alaskense (186978)