Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative spelling: Chlamys (Mesopeplum)
Parent taxon: Pectininae according to A. G. Beu and T.A. Darragh 2001
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Lamprell and Whitehead 1992, Robinson and Lee 2011, Sepkoski 2002 and Spencer et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Aequipectinini, Amusiini, Annachlamys, Carolinapecten, Chlamydini, Decatopectinini, Oppenheimopecten, Pecten, Pectinini
Subtaxa: Mesopeplum anguineum Mesopeplum caroli Mesopeplum convexum Mesopeplum fenestratum Mesopeplum incertus Mesopeplum subconvexum Mesopeplum tasmanicum
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (3 collections), New Zealand (7)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (2)
• Eocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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