Parvamussium scitulum

Interesting Facts

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,472 meters (0 to -17,953 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Bivalvia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Bivalves
        Subclass: Metabranchia ()
        Superorder: Filibranchia ()
        Order: Pteriomorpha ()
        Superfamily: Pectinoidea ()
        Family: Propeamussiidae ()
        Genus: Parvamussium () - Sacco, 1897
        Specific name: scitulum
        Scientific name: - Parvamussium scitulum

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:

Search for Pictures: images.google.com
Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 24, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 24, 2007:

Mean = -905.530 meters (-2,970.899 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,490.510 based on 55 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]