Propeamussium Explained

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

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]

Selected species

• Propeamussium alcocki (E. A. Smith, 1894)
• Propeamussium andamanense (Bavay, 1905)
• Propeamussium andamanicum (E. A. Smith, 1894)
• Propeamussium arabicum Dijkstra & R. Janssen, 2013
• Propeamussium boucheti Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2008
• Propeamussium caducum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
• † Propeamussium cowperi Waring, 1917
• Propeamussium dalli (E. A. Smith, 1885)
• Propeamussium investigatoris (E. A. Smith, 1906)
• Propeamussium jeffreysii (E. A. Smith, 1885)
• Propeamussium lucidum (Jeffreys in Wyville-Thomson, 1873))-
• Propeamussium malpelonium (Dall, 1908)
• Propeamussium meridionale (E. A. Smith, 1885)
• Propeamussium octodecimliratum Melvill & Standen, 1907
• † Propeamussium papakurense (E. Clarke, 1905)
• Propeamussium regillum Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2017
• Propeamussium richeri Dijkstra, 2001
• Propeamussium rosadoi Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2015
• Propeamussium rubrotinctum (Oyama, 1951)
• Propeamussium sibogai (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1904)
• Propeamussium siratama (Oyama in Kuroda, 1951)
• Propeamussium steindachneri (Sturany, 1899)
• Propeamussium watsoni (E. A. Smith, 1885)
• † Propeamussium yubarense (Yabe & Nagao, 1928)
• † Propeamussium zitteli (Hutton, 1873)
• Propeamussium zoniferum (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1912)

Synonyms:

• Propeamussium holmesii (Dall, 1886): synonym of Parvamussium holmesii (Dall, 1886)
• Propeamussium pourtalesianum (Dall, 1886): synonym of Parvamussium pourtalesianum (Dall, 1886)
• Propeamussium sayanum (Dall, 1886): synonym of Parvamussium sayanum (Dall, 1886)
• Propeamussium squamigerum (E. A. Smith, 1885): synonym of Parvamussium squamigerum (E. A. Smith, 1885)

References

• 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.

External links

• Oyama K. (1944). [Classification of the genus Propeamussium] [in Japanese]. Venus. 13(5-8): 240-254
• de Gregorio, A. (1884). Nota intorno ad alcune nuove conchiglie mioceniche di Sicilia. Il Naturalista Siciliano. 3 (4): 119-120
• Dijkstra, H. H. (1995). Bathyal Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae, Pectinidae) from New Caledonia and adjacent areas. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 9-73
• Dijkstra, H. H. (2013). Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from the Panglao region, Philippine Islands. Vita Malacologica. 10: 1-108

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id526324/ 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. Web site: Global Biodiversity Information Facility . 2 June 2024 . Propeamussium De Gregorio, 1884 . 2024-06-02 . www.gbif.org . en.
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 . 10.5252/z2012n2a12 . 1280-9551.
5. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home The Paleobiology Database