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Meristella (Whitfieldia)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae

Taxonomy
Whitfieldia was named by Davidson (1881).

It was reranked as Meristella (Whitfieldia) by Walcott (1884).

It was assigned to Meristella by Walcott (1884).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Meristella (Whitfieldia) Walcott p. 148

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyMeristelloideaWaagen 1883
familyMeristellidaeWaagen 1883
subfamilyMeristellinaeWaagen 1883
genusMeristella
subgenusWhitfieldia(Davidson 1881)

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.

Subg. †Meristella (Whitfieldia) Davidson 1881
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Diagnosis
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