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Amusium mimyum

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Amusium mimyum was named by Woodring (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 647134, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. zinguli, A. zinguli, A. squamulum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Amusium mimyum Woodring p. 587 figs. pl. 122, figs. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusAmusium(Röding 1798)
speciesmimyum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Amusium mimyum Woodring 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubg
Life habit: epifaunalsubg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:16:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:16:34
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Messinian or 11.62000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Amusium mimyum (136006)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Amusium mimyum (135944)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Amusium mimyum (60694 60695 60696 60699 60702)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Amusium mimyum (135816 135821 135828)