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Mesodesma
Taxonomy
Mesodesma was named by Deshayes [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Mesodesmatinae.
It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Mesodesmatidae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Mesodesmatinae by Glenn (1904), Vokes (1980), Signorelli and Carter (2016).
It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Mesodesmatidae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Mesodesmatinae by Glenn (1904), Vokes (1980), Signorelli and Carter (2016).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1904 | Mesodesma Glenn p. 285 |
| 1980 | Mesodesma Vokes p. 246 |
| 2002 | Mesodesma Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Mesodesma Bouchet et al. |
| 2016 | Mesodesma Signorelli and Carter p. 209 figs. Table 1 |
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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.
G. Mesodesma Deshayes
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Mesodesma arctatum Conrad 1831
†Mesodesma costaricensis Olsson 1922
Mesodesma deauratum Turton 1822
Mesodesma donacilla Lamarck 1819
Mesodesma donacium Lamarck 1818
†Mesodesma elongata Abbass 1972
†Mesodesma mariana Glenn 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (45 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | Saudi Arabia (Ash Sharqiyah) | M. elongata (42459) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | USA (Texas) | M. singleyi (98887) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Mexico (Tamaulipas) | M. singleyi (43061) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Indonesia | M. antiqua (70083) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | United Kingdom (England) | Mactra deaurata (84759 84764) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Peru | M. donacina (80406) | |
| Piacenzian | Costa Rica | M. costaricensis (134652) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (New York) | M. arctatum (66379) | |
| Pleistocene | Eritrea | M. glabrata (101416 101417) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (New Jersey) | M. arctatum, M. deaurata (66622) | |
| Pleistocene | Chile (Coquimbo) | M. donacium (222333) | |
| Pleistocene | Chile (Copiapó) | M. donacium (222834 222837 222840 222841 222878 222879) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | Chile (Coquimbo) | M. donacium (222343 222350) | |
| Quaternary | Chile (Región de Tarapacá) | M. donacium (226378) | |
| Quaternary | Chile (Copiapó) | M. donacium (223447) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Eritrea | M. glabrata (101543) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Peru | M. donacium (76643 76647) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | M. nitida (63207 63208) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Djibouti | M. striatum (96789 96795) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Maine) | M. arctatum (66338 66355) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Peru (Moquegua) | M. donacium (43708 43710 43712 43714 43715 43716 43717 43719 43720) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Chile (Tarapaca) | M. donacium (96672) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Massachusetts) | Medodesma arctica (61269) | |
| Holocene | USA (New Jersey) | M. arctatum (66630) | |
| Holocene | Peru | M. donacium (97647) |