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Mesopeplum
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) and Spencer et al. (2004); to Mesopeplini by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Pectinidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992) and Robinson and Lee (2011).
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) and Spencer et al. (2004); to Mesopeplini by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Pectinidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992) and Robinson and Lee (2011).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Mesopeplum Iredale |
| 1953 | Chlamys (Mesopeplum) Ludbrook |
| 1992 | Mesopeplum Lamprell and Whitehead p. 30 |
| 2001 | Mesopeplum Beu and Darragh p. 154 |
| 2002 | Mesopeplum Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Mesopeplum Spencer et al. |
| 2010 | Mesopeplum Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Mesopeplum Robinson and Lee p. 138 |
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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. 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 subconvexum Tate 1887
†Mesopeplum tasmanicum Adams 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available