Description
General:
Left valve more convex, radial lirae more prominent than commarginal. Right valve with only commarginal lirae.
Size:
to 20 mm.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, soft sediment.
Ocean range (global):
Tuff Abyssal Plain, Oregon to Cortez Bank, CA.
Published depth range:
1900 - 4882 m
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Coan, E.V., P. Valentich-Scott, and F.R. Bernard (2000). Bivalve Seashells of Western North America: Marine bivalve mollusks from Arctic Alaska to Baja California. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara, CA. 764 pp.
Citation:
Propeamussium meridionale
((E.A. Smith, 1885)) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Propeamussium%20meridionale. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-26.