†Amusium (Propeamussium) alabamense Aldrich 1886 (mud scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Alternative combinations: Pecten (Amusium) alabamensis, Pecten (Pleuronectia) alabamensis, Pecten alabamensis
Belongs to Amusium (Propeamussium) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
Sister taxa: Paramusium dalli, Paramusium astoriana
Type specimen: USNM 638806, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (47: Alabama, Arkansas, Texas collections)
Total: 47 collections each including a single occurrence
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