Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Alternative combinations: Meekella striatocosta, Plicatula striatocostata
Belongs to Meekella according to T. Shintani 2011
See also Li et al. 1986, Liao 1979, Mansuy 1913, Mudge et al. 1962, Nakamura 1972, Termier and Termier 1977 and Tschernyschew 1902
Sister taxa: Meekella abnormalis, Meekella addicta, Meekella angustiplicata, Meekella arakeljani, Meekella attenuata, Meekella baschkirica, Meekella beipeiensis, Meekella bellistriata, Meekella bisculpta, Meekella calathica, Meekella caperata, Meekella chenxianensis, Meekella circularis, Meekella colpata, Meekella deltoides, Meekella depressa, Meekella dongluoensis, Meekella enigma, Meekella enormis, Meekella evanescens, Meekella eximia, Meekella eximiaeformis, Meekella garnieri, Meekella gigantea, Meekella guocunensis, Meekella hessensis, Meekella heterofolda, Meekella intermedia, Meekella irregularis, Meekella jiangxiensis, Meekella julfensis, Meekella kayseri, Meekella kueichowensis, Meekella magnifica, Meekella megala, Meekella mexicana, Meekella minatoi, Meekella minuta, Meekella multilirata, Meekella nagaiwensis, Meekella nodosa, Meekella occidentalis, Meekella pacifica, Meekella prionota, Meekella procera, Meekella punjabica, Meekella pusilloplicata, Meekella sanheensis, Meekella sichuanensis, Meekella skenoides, Meekella storta, Meekella texana, Meekella timanica, Meekella ufensis, Meekella uncitoides, Meekella undulata, Meekella uralica, Meekella versiformis, Meekella yanjiensis, Meekella zhejiangensis
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections), Japan (4), Laos (1), Tunisia (1), United States (13: Kansas, Texas), Vietnam (1)
• Virgilian of United States (2: New Mexico)
• Desmoinesian of United States (2: Kansas)
• Carboniferous of China (1), United States (20: Kansas, Nevada, Oklahoma)
Total: 47 collections including 48 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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