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Meekella magnifica

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Meekella magnifica was named by Cooper and Grant (1974). Its type specimen is USNM 150578x, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. striaticostata, M. striatocostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Meekella magnifica Cooper and Grant pp. 365-367 figs. Pl 100, figs 1-33; pl 116, figs 9-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderOrthotetidina
superfamilyOrthotetoidea()
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusMeekella
speciesmagnifica

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.

†Meekella magnifica Cooper and Grant 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2111.13.5050.810.013.6

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Kungurian or 303.70000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Meekella magnifica (43489)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Meekella magnifica (43468 43469 43470 43474 43478 105723)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Meekella magnifica (43546 43603 43606)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Meekella magnifica (43533 43568)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Meekella magnifica (81954 106166)