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Species in the genus ''Mesopeplum''

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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'' * ''Mes ...

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References

* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, (1979),
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