''Adamussium'' is a

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of scallops belonging to the

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Pectenidae from the

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around Antarctica. There are three known species but only one is extant, the Antarctic scallop (''A. colbecki''). Of the two extinct species ''A. jonkersi'' is from the Oligocene deposits on King George Island in the

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and the other, ''A. necopinatum'', was described in 2016 from

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of East Antarctica.

Species

The following species are classified within the genus ''Adamussium'': * '' Adamussium colbecki'' ( E. A. Smith, 1902) (Antarctic scallop) * '' Adamussium jonkersi'' Quaglio, Whittle, Gaździcki & Simoes, 2010 * '' Adamussium necopinatum'' Quilty,

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, Gallagher & Harding, 2016 † means extinct

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18580244 Pectinidae Fauna of Antarctica Bivalve genera