Meekopinna Yancey 1978 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Full reference: T. E. Yancey. 1978. Brachiopods and mollusca of the Lower Permian Arcturus Group, Nevada and Utah, Part 1: brachiopods, scaphopods, rostroconchs, and bivalves. Bulletins of American Paleontology 74(303):257-367

Parent taxon: Pinnidae according to L. E. Anelli et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Atrina, Aviculopinna, Chimaeroderma, Curvula, Cyrtopinna, Exitopinna, Pinna, Plesiopinna, Quantulopinna, Servatrina, Stegoconcha, Streptopinna, Subitopinna, Trichites

Subtaxa: Meekopinna americana Meekopinna sagitta

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Type: Aviculopinna americana

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (11: Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming collections)

• Virgilian of United States (5: New Mexico, Ohio)

• Desmoinesian of United States (1: Oklahoma)

• Carboniferous of Brazil (3)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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