Amusium
{{Short description|Genus of bivalves}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = {{fossil range|336|0|Carboniferous - recent}}
| image = Pectinidae - Amusium cristatum.JPG
| image_caption = Fossil shells of Amusium cristatum
| taxon = Amusium
| authority = Röding, 1798
| synonyms =
- Pecten (Pleuronectia) Swainson, 1840
- Pleuronectes Bronn, 1832
- Pleuronectia Swainson, 1840
}}
Amusium is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Pectinidae.
Extant species
Extinct species
Extinct species within this genus include:[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=59066 Fossilworks]
- †Amusium aguaclarensis Hodson, 1927
- †Amusium bocasense Olsson, 1922
- †Amusium cristatum (Bronn, 1827)
- †Amusium darwinianum d'Orbigny, 1846
- †Amusium filosum Hauer, 1857
- †Amusium hulshofi Martin, 1883
- †Amusium lucens Tate, 1886
- †Amusium mimyum Woodring, 1982
- †Amusium mortoni Ravenel, 1844
- †Amusium orientale Dey, 1961
- †Amusium papyraceum Gabb, 1873
- †Amusium paris del Rio, 1992
- †Amusium sol Brown and Pilsbry, 1913
- †Amusium toulae Brown and Pilsbry, 1911
- †Amussium alazanum Cooke, 1928
- †Amussium destefanii Ugolini, 1903
- †Amussium lompocensis Arnold, 1907
- †Amussium subcorneum d'Archaic and Haime, 1854
This genus is known in the fossil record from the Carboniferous period to the Quaternary period (age range: 336.0 to 0.012 million years ago). These fossils have been found all over the world.
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Category:Extant Carboniferous first appearances
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