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Propeamussium
Description | Propeamussium is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Ostreoida. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propeamussium, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Propeamussium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Propeamussium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Propeamussium De Gregorio, 1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | De Gregorio, A. 1884. Nota intorno ad alcune nuove conchiglie mioceniche di Sicilia. Naturalista Siciliano 3: 119-120. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (25%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Pectinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Propeamussiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: EP, SW, UN, CP according to Todd (2001). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Pectinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propeamussium |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Propeamussium (Parvamussium) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 26 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Propeamussium (Propeamussium) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Propeamussium (Striatoamussium) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 174 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Amusium (Propeamussium) alabamense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 45 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
Amusium atkinsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parvamussium pennyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten alabamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten interradiatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Pecten inversus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium alcocki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium almirantensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium andamanense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium andamanicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium arabicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium atkinsoni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Propeamussium boucheti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium caducum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium ceciliae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Propeamussium cowperi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium dalli species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Propeamussium hollicki ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Propeamussium investigatoris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium jeffreysii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium leohertleini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium lucidum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium malpelonium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium mendionale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium meridionale species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Propeamussium mideocenicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Propeamussium octodecimliratum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium papakurense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium patriciae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium pennyi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
Propeamussium praesquamula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium regillum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium richeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium rosadoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium rubrotinctum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium sibogai species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Propeamussium siratama species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium steindachneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium watsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium yubarense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium zitteli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propeamussium zoniferum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Pseudopalliorum Oyama, 1944 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Pseudopalliorum |
Bathyamussium Habe, 1951 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Bathyamussium |
Luteamussium Oyama, 1951 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Luteamussium |
Paramusium Verrill, 1897 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Paramusium |
Propeamisium Yabe & Nagao, 1928 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Propeamisium |
Micramussium Oyama, 1951 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Micramussium |
Occultamussium Korobkov, 1937 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Occultamussium |
Propeamusium Maury, 1920 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Propeamusium |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1884 | Propeamussium de Gregorio |
1897 | Paramusium Verrill |
1944 | Pseudopalliorum Oyama |
1951 | Micramussium Oyama |
1965 | Amusium (Propeamussium) Palmer and Brann |
1982 | Propeamussium Woodring p. 577 |
1989 | Propeamussium Sundberg p. 53 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1990 | Propeamussium Beu et al. p. 395 |
1992 | Propeamussium Lamprell and Whitehead p. 16 |
2000 | Propeamussium Coan et al. p. 244 |
2001 | Propeamussium Todd |
2002 | Propeamussium Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Propeamussium Spencer et al. |
2010 | Propeamussium Bouchet et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!