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Mesopeplum
''Mesopeplum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. Species in the genus ''Mesopeplum'' * ''Mesopeplum caroli'' * ''Mesopeplum convexum'' ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1835) * ''Mesopeplum fenestratum'' * ''Mesopeplum crawfordi ''Mesopeplum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. Species in the genus ''Mesopeplum'' * ''Mesopeplum caroli'' * '' Mesopeplum convexum'' ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1835) * ''Mesopeplum fenestratum ''Meso ...'' † References * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, (1979), DiscoverLife Pectinidae Bivalves of Australia Bivalves of New Zealand Bivalve genera {{Pectinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesopeplum Caroli
''Mesopeplum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. Species in the genus ''Mesopeplum'' * ''Mesopeplum caroli'' * ''Mesopeplum convexum'' ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1835) * ''Mesopeplum fenestratum'' * ''Mesopeplum crawfordi ''Mesopeplum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. Species in the genus ''Mesopeplum'' * ''Mesopeplum caroli'' * '' Mesopeplum convexum'' ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1835) * ''Mesopeplum fenestratum ''Meso ...'' † References * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, (1979), DiscoverLife Pectinidae Bivalves of Australia Bivalves of New Zealand Bivalve genera {{Pectinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesopeplum Fenestratum
''Mesopeplum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. Species in the genus ''Mesopeplum'' * ''Mesopeplum caroli'' * ''Mesopeplum convexum'' ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1835) * ''Mesopeplum fenestratum'' * ''Mesopeplum crawfordi ''Mesopeplum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. Species in the genus ''Mesopeplum'' * ''Mesopeplum caroli'' * '' Mesopeplum convexum'' ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1835) * ''Mesopeplum fenestratum ''Meso ...'' † References * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, (1979), DiscoverLife Pectinidae Bivalves of Australia Bivalves of New Zealand Bivalve genera {{Pectinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesopeplum Crawfordi
''Mesopeplum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. Species in the genus ''Mesopeplum'' * ''Mesopeplum caroli'' * ''Mesopeplum convexum'' ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1835) * ''Mesopeplum fenestratum'' * ''Mesopeplum crawfordi ''Mesopeplum'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. Species in the genus ''Mesopeplum'' * ''Mesopeplum caroli'' * '' Mesopeplum convexum'' ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1835) * ''Mesopeplum fenestratum ''Meso ...'' † References * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, (1979), DiscoverLife Pectinidae Bivalves of Australia Bivalves of New Zealand Bivalve genera {{Pectinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesopeplum Convexum
''Mesopeplum convexum'' is a species of scallop, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families .... References * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, (1979), Pectinidae Bivalves of Australia Bivalves of New Zealand Bivalves described in 1835 {{Pectinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scallop
Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families within the superfamily Pectinoidea, which also includes the thorny oysters. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family of bivalves found in all of the world's oceans, although never in fresh water. They are one of the very few groups of bivalves to be primarily "free-living", with many species capable of rapidly swimming short distances and even migrating some distance across the ocean floor. A small minority of scallop species live cemented to rocky substrates as adults, while others attach themselves to stationary or rooted objects such as seagrass at some point in their lives by means of a filament they secrete called a byssal thread. The majority of species, however, live recumbent on sandy substrates, and when they sense the presence of a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pectinidae
Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families within the superfamily Pectinoidea, which also includes the thorny oysters. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family of bivalves found in all of the world's oceans, although never in fresh water. They are one of the very few groups of bivalves to be primarily "free-living", with many species capable of rapidly swimming short distances and even migrating some distance across the ocean floor. A small minority of scallop species live cemented to rocky substrates as adults, while others attach themselves to stationary or rooted objects such as seagrass at some point in their lives by means of a filament they secrete called a byssal thread. The majority of species, however, live recumbent on sandy substrates, and when they sense the presence of a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bivalves have no head and they lack some usual molluscan organs, like the radula and the odontophore. They include the clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families that live in saltwater, as well as a number of families that live in freshwater. The majority are filter feeders. The gills have evolved into ctenidia, specialised organs for feeding and breathing. Most bivalves bury themselves in sediment, where they are relatively safe from predation. Others lie on the sea floor or attach themselves to rocks or other hard surfaces. Some bivalves, such as the scallops and file shells, can swim. The shipworms bore into wood, clay, or stone and live inside these substances. The shell of a bivalve is composed of calc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 additional species. The proportion of undescribed species is very high. Many taxa remain poorly studied. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are highly diverse, not just in size and anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and habitat. The phylum is typically divided into 7 or 8 taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. Cephalopod molluscs, such as squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses, are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates—and either the giant squid or the colossal squid is the largest known invertebrate species. The gastropods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Iredale
Tom Iredale (24 March 1880 – 12 April 1972) was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an Autodidacticism, autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training. This was reflected in his later work; he never revised his manuscripts and never used a typewriter. Early life Iredale was born at Stainburn, Workington in Cumberland, England. He was apprenticed to a pharmacist from 1899 to 1901, and used to go bird watching and egg collecting in the Lake District with fellow chemist William Carruthers Lawrie. New Zealand Iredale emigrated to New Zealand following medical advice, as he had health issues. He may possibly have had tuberculosis. According to a letter to Will Lawrie dated 25 January 1902, he arrived in Wellington, New Zealand in December 1901, and travelled at once on to Lyttelton, New Zealand, Lyttelton and Christchurch. On his second day in Christchurch, he dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist. Biography Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequently earning his qualifications as a naval surgeon. Along with Jean René Constant Quoy, he served as naturalist on the ships ''L'Uranie'' under Louis de Freycinet 1817–1820, and '' L'Astrolabe'' under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826–1829.Google Books Discovery of Australia's Fishes: A History of Australian Ichthyology to 1930 by Brian Saunders During this voyage they discovered the now extinct giant of |
