Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Amusium lompocensis, Pecten (Amusium) lompocensis
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1906. Tertiary and Quaternary pectens of California. USGS Professional Paper 47:1-264
Belongs to Amussium according to C. A. Hall 2002
See also Arnold 1906 and Moore 1984
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 squamulum, Amussium subcorneum, Pecten (Amusium) condoni, Pecten (Amusium) lyonii, Pecten (Amussium) donaiensis, Pleuronectes elongatus, Pleuronectes vulsus
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (5: California)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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