TABLE 1. List of species that have been assigned to Mellopegma, including those considered here to belong to other genera. Species assigned to Mellopegma Age and location Notes M. georginense Runnegar and Jell, 1976 middle Cambrian, Australia type species; from Gowers Formation late early Cambrian, U.S.A. described by Landing et al. 2002 M. simesi (MacKinnon, 1985) comb. nov. middle Cambrian, Australia, and New Zealand assigned here; originally Anabarella M. nana Zhou and Xiao, 1984 early Cambrian, China transferred to Figurina by Parkhaev in Gravestock et al. 2001 M. indecorum (Missarzhevsky in Rozanov et al., 1969) early Cambrian, Russia previously in Anabarella M. uslonicum Parkhaev, 2004 early Cambrian, Russia M. schizocheras sp. nov. middle Cambrian, Australia co-occurs with M. georginense and M. simesi M. rostratum Zhou and Xiao, 1984 early Cambrian, China transferred to Mackinnonia by Parkhaev in Gravestock et al. 2001
Species assigned to Mellopegma
Age and location
Notes
M. georginense Runnegar and Jell, 1976
middle Cambrian, Australia
type species; from Gowers Formation
late early Cambrian, U.S.A.
described by Landing et al. 2002
M. simesi (MacKinnon, 1985) comb. nov.
middle Cambrian, Australia, and New Zealand
assigned here; originally Anabarella
M. nana Zhou and Xiao, 1984
early Cambrian, China
transferred to Figurina by Parkhaev in Gravestock et al. 2001
M. indecorum (Missarzhevsky in Rozanov et al., 1969)
early Cambrian, Russia
previously in Anabarella
M. uslonicum Parkhaev, 2004
M. schizocheras sp. nov.
co-occurs with M. georginense and M. simesi
M. rostratum Zhou and Xiao, 1984
transferred to Mackinnonia by Parkhaev in Gravestock et al. 2001