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A new fossil Adamussium (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) from Antarctica
2010; De Gruyter Open; Volume: 31; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2478/v10183-010-0006-0
ISSN2081-8262
AutoresFernanda Quaglio, Rowan J. Whittle, Andrzej Gaździcki, Marcello Guimarães Simões,
Tópico(s)Marine and coastal plant biology
ResumoA new fossil Adamussium (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) from Antarctica Adamussium jonkersi sp. nov. is described from the Late Oligocene Destruction Bay Formation, Wrona Buttress area, King George Island (South Shetlands), West Antarctica. The unit, characterized by volcanic sandstone, is a shallow marine succession deposited in a moderate-to high-energy environment. The thin-shelled pectinids, collected from the lower part of the unit, are preserved mostly as complete valves. Shell thickness, sculpture pattern and umbonal angle suggest a free-living, inactive swimming life habit.
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