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Meekia (Meekia) radiata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tancrediidae

Taxonomy
Meekia radiata was named by Gabb (1864). Its type specimen is UCB 10313, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Meekia (Meekia) radiata by Saul and Popenoe (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Meekia radiata Gabb p. 192 figs. pl. 25, fig. 179a
1962Meekia (Meekia) radiata Saul and Popenoe p. 298

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTancrediidaeMeek 1864
genusMeekia
subgenusMeekiaGabb 1864
speciesradiata()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
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