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Meekia (Meekia) sella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tancrediidae

Taxonomy
Meekia sella was named by Gabb (1864). Its type specimen is UCBMP 31457, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Meekia (Meekia).

It was recombined as Meekia (Meekia) sella by Saul and Popenoe (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. hokkaidoana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Meekia sella Gabb p. 191 figs. pl. 25, fig. 179
1930Meekia sella Stewart p. 305 figs. Plate 6, fig. 1, 2; pl. 17, fig. 11, 12
1962Meekia (Meekia) sella Saul and Popenoe p. 301

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTancrediidaeMeek 1864
genusMeekia
subgenusMeekiaGabb 1864
speciessella()

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.

†Meekia (Meekia) sella Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:52:35
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:52:35
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Meekia sella (167603)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) Meekia sella (44232)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Meekia sella (219051)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Meekia sella (83792 83793 119457 176785 185398 185403 185445 185453 185456 185457 185467 185491 185622 185634 185635 185636)