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Mesopoma smithsoni

Taxonomy
Mesopoma smithsoni was named by Coates (1993) [Dubious generic assignment]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMS 1981.63.43a-b, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Frederichthys-type locality, which is in a Pendleian estuary/bay shale in the Manse Burn Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Mesopoma smithsoni Coates

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
genusMesopoma
speciessmithsoni

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.

†Mesopoma smithsoni Coates 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pendleian or 330.90000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Mesopoma smithsoni (type locality: 195565)