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Meekopinna

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Taxonomy
Meekopinna was named by Yancey (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u]. Its type is Aviculopinna americana.

It was assigned to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pinnidae by Vokes (1980), Anelli et al. (2006), Yancey (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Meekopinna Yancey p. 338
1980Meekopinna Vokes p. 224
2002Meekopinna Sepkoski
2006Meekopinna Anelli et al. p. 1132
2024Meekopinna Yancey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPinnoideaLeach 1819
familyPinnidaeLeach 1819
genusMeekopinna

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.

G. †Meekopinna Yancey 1978
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Meekopinna americana Meek 1867
Meekopinna illinoiensis Worthen 1884
Meekopinna permiana Yancey 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 06:15:03
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:48:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kasimovian to the top of the Leonardian or 307.00000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan - Desmoinesian323.4 - 306.0Brazil M. americana (67803 211608 211609)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) M. sp. (91530)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) M. americana (236606)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) M. illinoiensis (236589)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) M. americana (236631)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Aviculopinna americana (71993)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) M. americana (220414) M. nebrascensis (236682)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) M. americana (236624)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Iowa) M. americana (236603)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) M. sp. (156692 156695 156699 156715)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Colorado) M. permiana (236587)
Leonardian286.0 - 274.4USA (Texas) M. permiana (236644)