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Taxonomy
Mesomiltha was named by Chavan (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 93]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Myrteinae by Cox et al. (1969) and Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Myrteinae by Cox et al. (1969) and Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Mesomiltha Chavan |
| 1969 | Mesomiltha Cox et al. p. 500 |
| 1980 | Mesomiltha Vokes p. 103 |
| 2002 | Mesomiltha Sepkoski |
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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. †Mesomiltha Chavan 1938
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†Mesomiltha fallax Forbes 1846
†Mesomiltha portlandica Sowerby 1836
†Mesomiltha pulchra Zittel and Goubert 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 9 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 20.4 | 16.6 | 4.03 | |
| valve height | 1 | 11.8 | - | - | - | - |
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Collections (70 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhaetian | USA (Nevada) | M. sp. (76608 76609) | |
| Sinemurian | Chile | M. sp. (7415 7416 7417) | |
| Late/Upper Sinemurian | Chile | M. sp. (32408 32409 32418 32419 32442 32443 33950 33953 33962 33964 33972) | |
| Raricostatum | Portugal | M. sp. (159046) | |
| Pliensbachian | Portugal (Coimbra) | M. plana (225384 225385 225386) | |
| Pliensbachian | Spain | M. sp. (212067) | |
| Pliensbachian | Chile | M. huayquimili (7426) | |
| Davoei | Spain (Aragon) | M. sp. (146730) | |
| Early/Lower Pliensbachian | Chile | M. sp. (34089) | |
| Ibex | Spain (Aragon) | M. sp. (98407 146810 146816 146817) | |
| Jamesoni | Spain (Aragon) | M. sp. (146798) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Spain | M. sp. (25608) | |
| Middle Toarcian | Chile | M. huayquimili (35447 35448) | |
| Late/Upper Toarcian | Chile | M. huayquimili (35449 35453) | |
| Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian | Chile | M. huayquimili (35454) | |
| Opalinum | Switzerland | M. lirata (35826) | |
| Callovian | Saudi Arabia | M. sp. (47997) | |
| Oxfordian - Tithonian | Japan (Kochi) | M. tsunoensis (40473) | |
| Oxfordian - Tithonian | Japan (Kumamoto) | M. tsunoensis (40342 40557) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Portugal | Lucina portlandica (67958) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Mexico (Chiapas) | M. portlandica (98672) | |
| Tithonian | United Kingdom | Lucina portlandica (68088) | |
| Middle Tithonian | Germany | M. pulchra (13368 13369 13370 13371 13372 13377 13378 13381 13389 13392 13393 13395 13399) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | M. biscathorpensis (69132 69135 69137) | |
| Late/Upper Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | M. biscathorpensis (69126) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian | Egypt | Lucina fallax (150677) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Egypt | Lucina fallax (140613) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | India | M. sp., M. fallax (228245) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Egypt | Lucina fallax (114794 114795) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | India | M. sp. (228246) M. sp., M. fallax (228244) | |
| Paleocene | Germany | M. vandepoeli, M. duplex (3114) | |
| Paleocene | Belgium | M. duplex (3119 3120) |