Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Pleuronectia lyonii
Belongs to Pecten (Amusium) according to A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry 1911
Sister taxa: Amusium (Pseudamussium), Amusium aguaclarensis, Amusium balloti, Amusium bocasense, Amusium darwinianum, Amusium filosum, Amusium hulshofi, Amusium lucens, Amusium mimyum, Amusium mortoni, Amusium orientale, Amusium papyraceum, Amusium paris, Amusium pleuronectes, Amusium sol, Amusium toulae, Amussium alazanum, Amussium destefanii, Amussium lompocensis, Amussium squamulum, Amussium subcorneum, Pecten (Amusium) condoni, Pecten (Amussium) donaiensis, Pleuronectes elongatus, Pleuronectes vulsus
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USGS 6893. Crocus Bay (Miocene to Miocene of Anguilla)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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