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Meekella bisculpta

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Meekella bisculpta was named by Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 211837, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Meekella bisculpta Grant pp. 58-59 figs. Pl 10, figs 1-35
2001Meekella bisculpta Shi et al. p. 446 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-20
2016Meekella bisculpta Tazawa p. 376 fig. 7.5

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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
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusMeekella
speciesbisculpta

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 bisculpta Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Roadian or 290.10000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Thailand Meekella bisculpta (131979)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Japan Meekella bisculpta (181933)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand (Kanchanaburi) Meekella bisculpta (40855 40856 40857)