Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Full reference: A. G. Beu. 1978. Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of large New Zealand Pliocene Pectinidae (Phialopecten and Mesopeplum). New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 21(2):243-269

Parent taxon: Mesopeplum according to A. G. Beu 1978

Sister taxa: Mesopeplum anguineum, Mesopeplum caroli, Mesopeplum convexum, Mesopeplum fenestratum, Mesopeplum incertus, Mesopeplum subconvexum, Mesopeplum tasmanicum

Subtaxa: Mesopeplum (Borehamia) crawfordi Mesopeplum (Borehamia) hilli Mesopeplum (Borehamia) toaense

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Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mesopeplum (Borehamia) in the database

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