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Meristelloidea

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida

Taxonomy
Meristelloidea was named by Waagen (1883).

It was assigned to Athyrididina by Williams et al. (2002) and Hints and Harper (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Meristelloidea Waagen
2002Meristelloidea Williams et al. p. 1557
2015Meristelloidea Hints and Harper

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

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.

Superfm. †Meristelloidea Waagen 1883
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G. †Kellerella Nikitin et al. 1996
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Kellerella ditissima Nikitin et al. 1996
Kellerella misiusi Popov et al. 1999
Fm. †Meristellidae Waagen 1883
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Subfm. †Hindellinae Schuchert 1894
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G. †Vitulina Hall 1867
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Vitulina pustulosa Hall 1867
Subfm. †Meristellinae Waagen 1883
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G. †Hindella Davidson 1882
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Hindella angustifrons Salter 1851
Hindella cassidea Dalman 1828
Hindella crassa Sowerby 1839
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Hindella crassa incipens Williams 1951
Hindella incipiens Williams 1951
Hindella kiaeri Sheehan 1977
Hindella prima Popov et al. 2015
Hindella prinstana Billings 1862
Hindella umbonata Billings 1862
Invalid names: Cryptothyrella Cooper 1942 [synonym]
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Subg. †Meristella (Whitfieldia) Davidson 1881
Meristella haskinsi Hall 1860
Meristella robertsensis Merriam 1940
G. †Meristina Hall 1867
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Meristina lara Billings 1866
Meristina maria Hall 1863
Meristina nasuta Conrad 1842
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Invalid names: Athyris clara Billings 1860 [synonym]
Meristina obtusa Dalman 1828
Meristina podolica Nikiforova 1954
G. †Plancella Amsden 1985
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Plancella turkiensis Amsden 1985
G. †Nikolaispira Nikitin et al. 1996
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Nikolaispira rasilis Nikitin et al. 1996
Subfm. †Whitfieldellinae Alvarez et al. 1998
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G. †Koigia
G. †Kozlenia
G. †Whitfieldella Hall and Clarke 1893
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Whitfieldella billingsana Meek and Worthen 1868
Whitfieldella nitida Hall 1843
Whitfieldella pygmaea Jin et al. 1993
Whitfieldella sulcatina Jin et al. 1993
Invalid names: Hyattidininae Sheehan 1977 [empty]
Fm. †Meristidae Hall and Clarke 1895
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Subfm. †Camarophorellinae Schuchert 1929
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G. †Camarophorella Hall and Clarke 1894
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Camarophorella dorsata Carter 1967
Camarophorella lenticularis White and Whitfield 1862
G. †Liocoelia Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Subfm. †Meristinae Hall and Clarke 1895
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G. †Amerista
G. †Aulidospira Williams 1962
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Aulidospira trippi Williams 1962
G. †Camarium
G. †Dicamara
G. †Merista Suess 1851
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Merista cuneatina Jin and Chatterton 1997
Merista fabulosa Kulkov 1974
Merista herculea Barrande 1847
Merista maccullochensis Carter 1967
Merista oklahomensis Amsden 1953
Merista rhombiformis Jin et al. 1993
Merista tennesseensis Hall and Clarke 1894
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Invalid names: Paramerista [synonym]
Subfm. †Rowleyellinae Alvarez and Brunton 1995
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Fm. †Triathyrididae Alvarez et al. 1998
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Subfm. †Septathyridinae Alvarez et al. 1998
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Septathyris cabrugnanensis Alvarez et al. 1998
Subfm. †Triathyridinae Alvarez et al. 1998
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Triathyris mucronata Verneuil 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sandbian to the top of the Moscovian or 458.40000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (1091 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Kazakhstan Nikolaispira guttula, Kellerella misiusi (80180)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Kazakhstan Kellerella misiusi (80212 80213 80217) Nikolaispira guttula, Kellerella misiusi (80207 80210 80214 80215)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Kazakhstan Nikolaispira rasilis, Kellerella ditissima (80173)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Iran Hindella prima (192780)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (Alaska) Whitfieldella sp. (223863)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Norway Hindella cassidea (159413)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Cryptothyrella terebratulina (73413)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Aulidospira trippi (164950)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) Hindella sp. (151985)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Prague) Hindella sp. (76479)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Australia (New South Wales) Merista sp. (75621)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Texas) Camarophorella dorsata (62493) Merista maccullochensis (62492 62495) Merista maccullochensis, Camarophorella dorsata (62494 62497)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Montana) Camarophorella buckleyi (163809)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Oklahoma) Camarophorella sp., Rowleyella fabulites (5614)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Camarophorella lenticularis (3339)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Missouri) Rowleyella fabulites (65693)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Illinois) Camarophorella buckleyi (5795)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7USA (Texas) Camarophorella dorsata (1)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0Mexico (Tamaulipas) Camarophorella sp., Meristelloidea indet. (57988)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Camarium nuperum (62696)