Convex scallop (Mesopeplum convexum) under side
Size of each shell approx 6cm.
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Pectinida
Suborder: Pectinina
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Pectinidae
Subfamily: Palliolinae
Tribe: Mesopeplini
Genus: Mesopeplum
Species: M. convexum
Convex scallop (Mesopeplum convexum) under side
Size of each shell approx 6cm.
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Pectinida
Suborder: Pectinina
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Pectinidae
Subfamily: Palliolinae
Tribe: Mesopeplini
Genus: Mesopeplum
Species: M. convexum