MolluscaBase - Mesocallista Cox, 1952 †

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Mesocallista Cox, 1952 †

AphiaID

1802187 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1802187)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Meretrix andersoni Newton, 1909 † accepted as Mesocallista andersoni (Newton, 1909) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Callocardiinae Dall, 1895

Direct children (6)

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Subgenus Mesocallista (Larma) Stephenson, 1952 †
1. Species Mesocallista (Larma) munda Stephenson, 1952 †
2. Species Mesocallista (Larma) pseudundosa Freneix, 1972 †
Subgenus Mesocallista (Mesocallista) Cox, 1952 †
1. Species Mesocallista (Mesocallista) andersoni (Newton, 1909) † represented as Mesocallista andersoni (Newton, 1909) †
Species Mesocallista andersoni (Newton, 1909) †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Cox, L. R. (1952). Cretaceous and Eocene fossils from the Gold Coast. <em>Gold Coast Geological Survey Bulletin.</em> 17(1): 1–68, 5 pls.
page(s): 23 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesocallista Cox, 1952 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1802187 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-03-05 09:30:18Z

created

Collins, Katie

2025-07-11 12:01:25Z

changed

Dekker, Henk

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Cox, L. R. (1952). Cretaceous and Eocene fossils from the Gold Coast. <em>Gold Coast Geological Survey Bulletin.</em> 17(1): 1–68, 5 pls.
page(s): 23 [details]