Propeamussiidae
Encyclopedia
Propeamussiidae is a family
of bivalves, related to oyster
s and scallop
s. It contains nine genera
.
Family (biology)
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of bivalves, related to oyster
Oyster
The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The valves are highly calcified....
s and scallop
Scallop
A scallop is a marine bivalve mollusk of the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source...
s. It contains nine genera
Genera
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Taxonomy
- Adamussium Thiele, 1934
- Amusium Röding, 1798
- Arctinula Thiele, 1935
- Catillopecten
- Catillopecten eucymatus (Dall, 1898)
- Cyclopecten
- Cyclopecten culebrensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Cyclopecten falklandicus
- Cyclopecten gaussianus
- Cyclopecten graui Knudsen, 1970
- Cyclopecten hexagonalis
- Cyclopecten imbrifer (Lovén, 1846)
- Cyclopecten leptaleus (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
- Cyclopecten multistriatus Linse, 2002
- Cyclopecten nanus A. E. Verrill & Bush in A. E. Verrill, 1897
- Cyclopecten pustulosus (A. E. Verrill, 1873)
- Cyclopecten ringnesius (Dall, 1924)
- Cyclopecten reticulus (Dall, 1886)
- Cyclopecten simplex A. E. Verrill, 1897
- Cyclopecten strigillatus (Dall, 1889)
- Cyclopecten subhyalinus (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Cyclopecten thielei
- Cyclopecten transenna
- Lentipecten Marwick, 1928
- Parvamussium Sacco, 1897
- Parvamussium marmoratum (Dall, 1881)
- Parvamussium obliquum E. A. Smith, 1885
- Parvamussium thalassinus (Dall, 1886)
- Parvamussium cancellatum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Propeamussium de Gregorio 1884
- Propeamussium dalli (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Propeamussium holmesii (Dall, 1886)
- Propeamussium octodecimliratum Melvill & Standen, 1907
- Propeamussium pourtalesianum (Dall, 1886)
- Propeamussium sayanum (Dall, 1886)
- Propeamussium squamigerum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Similipecten Winkworth 1932
- Similipecten groenlandicus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
- Similipecten redferni Dijkstra, 2002
- Similipecten similis (Laskey, 1811)