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Bivalvia Ostreoida Propeamussiidae 

Amussium alcocki E.A. Smith, 1894

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Propeamussium alcocki (E.A. Smith, 1894)

Types

Primary Type: lectotype [] Smith, E.A. 1894. p.172, pl. 5, figs 15, 16
ZSI 6154/9 lectotype "investigator" stn.105, 15º02'N, 72º34'E, Laccadive Sea, alive, 1353 m
BMNH 94.9.11.1 paralectotype
NMW 1955.158.785 paralectotype

Keywords

depth: bathyal [ 650-1353 m (Dijkstra&Marshall1997) ]
Original Epithet:  alcocki
Original Text Name:  Amussium alcocki
Original Genus:  Amussium

References

 Dijkstra, H.H. & Marshall, B.A. 1997. p.74 [ pl.1, figs.1-6 ]  General reference
 Dijkstra, H.H. & Marshall, B.A. 1997. p.74 Biology and ecology
 Dijkstra, H.H. & Marshall, B.A. 1997. p.75 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954
                      Propeamussium de Gregorio, 1884
                        Propeamussium alcocki (E.A. Smith, 1894)
                          Amussium alcocki E.A. Smith, 1894

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=76280) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.