Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Synonym: Arctinula Thiele 1935
Parent taxon: Propeamussiidae according to T. R. Waller 2011
See also Hendy 2007, Marquet 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Wienrich 1999
Sister taxa: Catillopecten, Chlamydella, Cyclopecten, Filamussium, Parvamussium, Propeamussium
Subtaxa: Similipecten greenlandicus Similipecten minor Similipecten similis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), Greenland (5), United States (2: Maine)
• Pliocene of Belgium (3), the United Kingdom (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Alaska)
• Miocene of Belgium (2), Germany (1)
• Oligocene of the Netherlands (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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