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Propeamussiidae (mud scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Synonyms
  • Amussiidae was named by Ridewood (1903) [HISTORY: Synonym of Propeamussiidae, based on misinterpretation of the pectinid genus Amusium.]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Propeamussiidae by Parker (1982) and Coan et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Amussiidae Ridewood p. 244
1954Propeamussiidae Abbott
1987Propeamussiidae Squires p. 57
1988Propeamussiidae Squires p. 18
1989Propeamussiidae Sundberg p. 53
1990Propeamussiidae Beu et al. p. 395
1992Propeamussiidae Lamprell and Whitehead p. 16
1992Propeamussiidae Maxwell pp. 64, 67
2000Propeamussiidae Coan et al. pp. 222, 244
2001Propeamussiidae Todd
2004Propeamussiidae Spencer et al.
2006Propeamussiidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 230
2008Propeamussiidae del Rio et al. p. 284
2010Propeamussiidae Bouchet et al.
2011Propeamussiidae Carter et al. p. 11
2011Propeamussiidae Waller p. 17
2014Propeamussiidae Ros-Franch et al.
2023Propeamussiidae Hickman p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954

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.

Fm. Propeamussiidae Abbott 1954 [mud scallop]
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G. Catillopecten Iredale 1939
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Catillopecten murrayi Smith 1885
G. Chlamydella Iredale 1929
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Chlamydella favus Hedley 1902
G. Cyclopecten Verrill 1897
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Cyclopecten acuminatus Waller 2011
Cyclopecten compitum Marwick 1929
Cyclopecten defuniak Gardner 1926
Cyclopecten diktuotus Gardner 1926
Cyclopecten duplicatus Sowerby 1824
Cyclopecten guppyi Dall 1898
Cyclopecten horridus Dijkstra 1995
Cyclopecten incongruus Dall 1916 [incongruous glass-scallop]
Cyclopecten kapalae Dijkstra 1990
Cyclopecten lompicoensis Arnold 1906
Cyclopecten nanus Verrill and Bush 1897
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Invalid names: Cyclopecten aotus Olsson 1922 [synonym]
Cyclopecten oligolepis Brown and Pilsbry 1913
Cyclopecten pernomus Hertlein 1935
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Invalid names: Pecten (Cyclopecten) rotundatus Dall 1908 [replaced]
Cyclopecten zalaya Waller 2011
Invalid names: Xenamussium Oyama 1944 [synonym]
G. †Filamussium Waller 2006
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Filamussium schafhaeutli Winkler 1859
G. Parvamussium Sacco 1897
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Invalid names: Parvamussium riversi Arnold 1906 [synonym], Pecten (Propeamusium) alaskensis Dall 1871 [synonym], Pecten calamitus Hanna 1924 [synonym]
Parvamussium bayosense del Rio et al. 2008
Parvamussium felsineum Foresti 1893
Parvamussium mata Maxwell 1992
Parvamussium pumilum Lamarck 1819
Parvamussium salacon Iredale 1929
Parvamussium scitulum Smith 1885
Parvamussium thetidis Hedley 1902
Parvamussium torresi Smith 1885
Parvamussium vafer Marwick 1931
Invalid names: Ctenamusium Iredale 1929 [synonym], Polynemamussium Habe 1951 [synonym], Squamamussium Oyama 1944 [synonym], Variamussium Sacco 1897 [synonym]
G. Propeamussium de Gregorio 1884
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Subg. †Propeamussium (Parvamussium) Sacco 1897
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Invalid names: Pecten squamula Lamarck 1806 [synonym], Pecten subsquamula Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
Propeamussium atkinsoni Johnston 1880
Propeamussium ceciliae de Gregorio 1884
Propeamussium hollicki Maury 1920
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Invalid names: Pecten (Propeamusium) vacavillensis Palmer 1923 [synonym]
Propeamussium pennyi Harris 1926
Propeamussium sibogai Dautzenberg 1912
Invalid names: Micramussium Oyama 1951 [synonym], Paramusium Verrill 1897 [synonym], Pseudopalliorum Oyama 1944 [synonym]
G. Similipecten Winkworth 1932
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Similipecten minor Locard 1898
Invalid names: Arctinula Thiele 1935 [synonym]
Invalid names: Amussiidae Ridewood 1903 [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
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, SW/MA, UN/BA, CP according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2007-11-27 02:02:12
Modified: 2010-02-19 06:47:45
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Holocene or 242.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma

Collections (579 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Sichuan) Parvamussium sp. (25401)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Oregon) Filamussium sp. (220464)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (British Columbia) Propeamussium yukonense (44395)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Pecten schafhaeutli (202142)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Slovakia Variamussium schafhaeutli (41471)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) Variamussium sp. (101051)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Mexico (Sonora) Propeamussium schafhaeutli (34983)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Iran Propeamussium schafhaeutli (48990)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Propeamussium schafhaeutli (115317)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Iran Propeamussium schafhaeutli (48969 48971)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Propeamussium schafhaeutli (38167)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Coquimbo) Propeamussium sp. (222005)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Russian Federation Variamussium personatum (39303)
Hettangian - Pliensbachian201.3 - 182.7Chile (Coquimbo) Parvamussium sp. (221995)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Greenland Variamussium sp. (162052)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain 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)
Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian190.8 - 182.0Russian Federation Propeamussium sp. (129774)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Argentina (Neuquen) Parvamussium pumilum (36908)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Chile Propeamussium pumilum (95545)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Argentina (Mendoza) Parvamussium pumilum (36892)