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Mesodesma deauratum
Taxonomy
Mactra deaurata was named by Turton (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Mesodesma deaurata by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Mesodesma deauratum by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Mesodesma deaurata by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Mesodesma deauratum by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1822 | Mactra deaurata Turton |
| 1850 | Mactra deaurata Wood p. 249 |
| 1962 | Mesodesma deaurata Richards |
| 2008 | Mesodesma deauratum Hendy et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Mesodesma deauratum Turton 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: superf = superfamily, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pliocene | United Kingdom (England) | Mactra deaurata (84759 84764) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (New Jersey) | Mesodesma deaurata (66622) |