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Mesopeplum

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Mesopeplum was named by Iredale (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Chlamys (Mesopeplum) by Ludbrook (1953).

It was assigned to Chlamys by Ludbrook (1953); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Pectininae by Beu and Darragh (2001), Spencer et al. (2004); to Mesopeplini by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Pectinidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Robinson and Lee (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Mesopeplum Iredale
1953Chlamys (Mesopeplum) Ludbrook
1992Mesopeplum Lamprell and Whitehead p. 30
2001Mesopeplum Beu and Darragh p. 154
2002Mesopeplum Sepkoski
2004Mesopeplum Spencer et al.
2010Mesopeplum Bouchet et al.
2011Mesopeplum Robinson and Lee p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPectininaeWilkes 1810
genusMesopeplumIredale 1929

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.

G. Mesopeplum Iredale 1929
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†Mesopeplum anguineum Finlay 1926
Mesopeplum caroli Iredale 1929
†Mesopeplum convexum Quoy 1835
†Mesopeplum fenestratum Hedley 1901
†Mesopeplum incertus Tenison Woods 1867
†Mesopeplum tasmanicum Adams 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:02:01
Modified: 2010-02-16 06:48:49
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Waipawan to the top of the Waiauan or 56.00000 to 11.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 52.0 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand M. sp. (51084)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand M. sp. (4886)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3New Zealand M. sp. (67925)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (North Island) M. burnetti (205950)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand M. burnetti, M. costatostriatum (146347)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (South Australia) Pecten polymorphoides (72222)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) M. sp. (176737)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand M. sp. (77489)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand M. burnetti (67822)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) M. sp. (45183) M. syagrus (45182)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) M. costatostriatum (45179)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Chlamys incerta (63432 63441)