Propeamussium caducum (Smith, 1885)

Dijkstra, Henk H. & Maestrati, Philippe, 2008, New species and new records of deep-water Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the South Pacific, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 77-114 : 82

publication ID	978-2-85653-614-8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5491150
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scientific name	Propeamussium caducum (Smith, 1885)
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Amussium caducum Smith, 1885: 309 , pl. 23, figs 1-1c.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — The type material (see Dijkstra 1995: 2 lv, 5 spms; stn CP 1786, 09°21’S, 160°25’E, 387 m, 1 lv; stn 17). CP 1800, 09°21’S, 160°24’E, 357-359 m, 1 rv; stn CP 1805, Solomon. SALOMON 1: stn CP 1749, 09°21’S, 159°56’E, 582- 09°35’S, 160°43’E, 367-500 m, 7 spms; stn CP 1808, 09°46’S, 594 m, 44 spms; stn CP 1750, 09°16’S, 159°55’E, 693-696 m, 160°53’E, 611-636 m, 1 lv.

DISTRIBUTION. — Zanzibar area, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, New Caledonia ( Dijkstra 1995: 17) and Vanuatu ( Dijkstra 2001: 75); live in 190-1500 m. New record for the Solomon Islands. Present material live in 500- 693 m.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Bivalvia
Order	Pectinida
Family	Propeamussiidae
Genus	Propeamussium