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Mesopeplum incertus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten incertus was named by Tenison Woods (1867) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Chlamys (Mesopeplum) incertus by Ludbrook (1953); it was recombined as Mesopeplum incertus by Darragh (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Pecten incertus Tenison Woods p. 1 figs. pl. 1, fig. 1
1953Chlamys (Mesopeplum) incertus Ludbrook
1970Mesopeplum incertus Darragh p. 139

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPectininaeWilkes 1810
genusMesopeplumIredale 1929
speciesincertus(Tenison Woods 1867)

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.

Mesopeplum incertus Tenison Woods 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available