Propeamussium is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Ostreoida.[1][2]

Propeamussium
Temporal range: Triassic–Recent
Fossil shells of Propeamussium eocenicum from Syria, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Propeamussiidae
Genus: Propeamussium
de Gregorio, 1884
Synonyms
  • Amusium (Propeamusium) de Gregorio, 1884
  • Bathyamussium Habe, 1951
  • Ctenamusium (Micramussium) Oyama, 1951
  • Luteamussium Oyama, 1951
  • Micramussium Oyama 1951
  • Occultamussium Korobkov, 1937
  • Paramusium Verrill 1897
  • Parvamussium (Flavamussium) Habe, 1951
  • Pecten (Propeamussium) de Gregorio, 1884 (original rank)
  • Propeamussium (Pseudopalliorum) Oyama, 1944

Living representatives of the genus enjoy a global distribution. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists 50 accepted species.[3][4]

Fossil species of these epifaunal carnivores lived from the Triassic period to the Pliocene age (235.0 to 3.6 Ma). The majority of fossils of this genus are found throughout Europe and North America.[5]

Distribution of the genus Propeamussium[6]

Selected species

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References

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  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Propeamussium de Gregorio, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138324 on 2022-02-11
  3. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility (2 June 2024). "Propeamussium De Gregorio, 1884". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  4. ^ Dijkstra, Henk H.; Maestrati, Philippe (2012). "Pectinoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae n. fam., Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the Vanuatu Archipelago". Zoosystema. 34 (2): 389–408. doi:10.5252/z2012n2a12. ISSN 1280-9551.
  5. ^ The Paleobiology Database
  6. ^ "Propeamussium De Gregorio, 1884". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  • Frederick A. Sundberg - Propeamussium Species (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Southern California - Journal of Paleontology, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Jan., 1989), pp. 53–63
  • Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
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