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Propeamussium

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Pectinoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Pectinoida

Class
  
Bivalvia

Family
  
Propeamussiidae

Rank
  
Genus

Propeamussium

Similar
  
Propeamussiidae, Cryptopecten, Amusium, Palliolum, Mimachlamys

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

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 distributed throughout Europe and North America.

Selected species

  • Propeamussium dalli (E. A. Smith, 1885)
  • Propeamussium holmesii (Dall, 1886)
  • Propeamussium octodecimliratum Melvill & Standen, 1907
  • Propeamussium pourtalesianum (Dall, 1886)
  • Propeamussium sayanum (Dall, 1886)
  • Propeamussium squamigerum (E. A. Smith, 1885)

    • References

    Propeamussium Wikipedia
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