Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristidae
Full reference: J. L. Carter. 1967. Mississippian brachiopods from the Chappel Limestone of central Texas. Bulletins of American Paleontology 53(238):249-488
Belongs to Merista according to J. L. Carter 1967
Sister taxa: Merista cuneatina, Merista fabulosa, Merista herculea, Merista oklahomensis, Merista rhombiformis, Merista tennesseensis
Type specimen: USNM 154738, a shell. Its type locality is USNM 9046, Chappel Ls, Mason County, TX, which is in a Kinderhookian shallow subtidal limestone in the Chappel Limestone Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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