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Meristidae

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristidae

Taxonomy
Meristidae was named by Hall and Clarke (1895). Its type is Merista.

It was assigned to Meristelloidea by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Meristidae Hall and Clarke
2002Meristidae Williams et al. p. 1570

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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
familyMeristidaeHall and Clarke 1895
familyMeristidaeHall and Clarke 1895

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.

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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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Cheneyan to the top of the Moscovian or 452.50000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (164 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Aulidospira trippi (164950)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Merista sp. (528)
Niagaran - Sheinwoodian439.4 - 430.6Canada (Québec) Merista sp. (25157)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Merista rhombiformis (77262 77263 77335)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Nunavut) Merista rhombiformis (77342 184876 184878 184881 184886 184887 184894 184895)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Merista sp. (26763)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Merista nitida (26807)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Iowa) Merista sp. (26769)
Telychian - Wenlock438.6 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Merista sp. (26806)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Merista sp., Merista nitida (26805)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Czechia Liocoelia proxima (14096)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Merista sp. (26011)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) Merista sp. (26003 26009 26013 26014)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Oklahoma) Dicamaropsis parva (26024)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Merista nitida (26788) Merista sp. (26802)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation Merista rufina (24749) Merista upsilon (23772)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Québec) Merista sp. (25158)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Merista cuneatina (26059) Merista sp. (24919 24920 24930)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (California) Merista sp. (226732)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Merista nitida (26787) Merista sp. (26700 26771 26778 26789 26811)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Arkansas) Dicamaropsis parva (26023)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Wisconsin) Merista sp. (26701)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Spain (Palencia) Merista sp. (40345)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Merista brevirostris (188813 188814 188815 188859) Merista sp. (188855 188862 188863)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) Merista sp. (26770)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Merista sp. (26163)
Whitwellian430.6 - 429.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Merista cuneatina (26035 26042 26048)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia Merista pirola (14101)
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0Mexico (Tamaulipas) Amerista sp. (5121 5122 5123 5124 5125 5126 5127 5130)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0USA (Oklahoma) Merista oklahomensis (170221)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Merista sp. (26822)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Venezuela Merista sp. (25067)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Mongolia Tyrganiella sp. (41062)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) Merista oklahomensis (26823 170245 170246) Merista sp. (487)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation Merista upsilon (23760 23763 23764)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Merista oklahomensis (170222 170225 170228 170238 170241)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia Liocoelia proxima (14110)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Mexico (Tamaulipas) Amerista sp. (3567)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) Merista oklahomensis (170224)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Merista oklahomensis (26824)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Merista oklahomensis (170226 170235 170243 170244 170263)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation (Bashkir) Merista upsilon (13954)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (Yukon Territory) Merista sp. (26657)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine (Ternopil's'ka) Camarium sp. (170606)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Bashkir) Merista stricta (13941 13955)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Merista solita (81749 81792)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Belarus Merista passer (23671)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Maryland) Merista typa (219867)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Merista passer (14152) Merista sp. (14151)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Merista herculea (14119)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Russian Federation Merista sp. (24737)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania) Merista sp. (651 652)
Lochkovian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Austria (Carnic Alps) Merista hecate (77909)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia Merista passer (12104)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Praha) Merista passer (235199)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Italy Merista calypso (26245 26255)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47China (Nei Mongol) Merista sp. (25757 25791)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco Merista sp. (150334)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Czechia (Praha) Merista repellens, Merista passer (5804)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Czechia Merista passer (5815) Merista passer, Merista repellens (5783) Merista repellens, Merista passer (5800)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) Merista hercules, Merista sulcata (12112)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Morocco Camarium sp. (208094)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Czechia Merista sulcata (12144)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Morocco Merista passer (207889)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Afghanistan (Ghazni) Merista sp. (75096)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Camarospira sp. (3845)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia Merista repellens (5792 5817)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Myanmar Merista sp. (64813) Merista subdidyma (25737)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany Dicamara prunulum (60467)
Late/Upper Eifelian390.5 - 387.95Belgium (Ardennes) Dicamara sp. (235148)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Belgium (Namur) Dicamara scalprum (70439 70440 70441 70442)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia (Moravia) Dicamara pertinax, Dicamara prunulum (5767)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Dicamara prunulum (197084)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Camarospira n. sp. (206793)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Russian Federation (Orenburgskaya Oblast) Merista plebeja (83915)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Dicamara sp. (82561)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Belgium (Couvin) Dicamara plutonis (235106)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Belgium (Namur) Camarium sp. (235113)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland Merista rhenanensis (61840)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Montana) Camarophorella buckleyi (643 7127 7147 7150 7165)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Missouri) Camarophorella buckleyi (6026 6029 6030)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7Australia (New South Wales) Merista sp. (75621)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Montana) Camarophorella buckleyi (163809)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Texas) Camarophorella dorsata (62493) Merista maccullochensis (62492 62495) Merista maccullochensis, Camarophorella dorsata (62494 62497)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Oklahoma) Camarophorella sp., Rowleyella fabulites (5614)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Camarophorella lenticularis (3339)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Illinois) Camarophorella buckleyi (5795)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Missouri) Rowleyella fabulites (65693)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7USA (Texas) Camarophorella dorsata (1)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9Mexico (Tamaulipas) Camarophorella sp. (57988)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Camarium nuperum (62696)