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Meekia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tancrediidae

Taxonomy
Meekia was named by Gabb (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi K Maes-u].

It was assigned to Tancrediidae by Saul and Popenoe (1962), Hayami (1975); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. (Meekia), M. (Mygallia), M. navis
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. hokkaidoana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Meekia Gabb p. 191
1962Meekia Saul and Popenoe p. 289
1975Meekia Hayami
2002Meekia Sepkoski

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

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. †Meekia Gabb 1864
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Subg. †Meekia (Meekia) Gabb 1864
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†Meekia (Meekia) exotica Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Meekia) iberica Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Meekia) louella Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Meekia) peleia Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Meekia) sella Gabb 1864
Subg. †Meekia (Mygallia) Saul and Popenoe 1962
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†Meekia (Mygallia) bella Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) cuspidata Whiteaves 1884
†Meekia (Mygallia) daileyi Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) lirata Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) mygale Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) quercus Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) roddana Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) takeoana Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia (Mygallia) tumba Saul and Popenoe 1962
†Meekia navis Gabb 1864
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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 113.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (93 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (California) M. roddana, M. tumba (219053)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Oregon) M. tumba (88612)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan (Ishikari) M. hokkaidoana (39652 40212)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) M. iberica (185734) M. iberica, M. roddana (224666) M. radiata (185726) M. sella (167603)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) M. lirata (222119) M. radiata (219061 239775)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Arizona) M. sp. (53511)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) M. lirata (214143 222112 222113) M. radiata (185411 221994) M. takeoana (62347 86785 185409 185440 215285 215618 220298 220340 222082 222085 222092 222093 222094 222097 222100 222102) M. takeoana, M. lirata (185502)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan (Ishikari) M. hokkaidoana (39669 40218)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6USA (California) M. sp. (185412)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) M. louella (215318) M. radiata, M. sella (44232)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (California) M. louella (185407 185441 185448 185736)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (California) M. louella (239814) M. quercus (239815)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) M. mygale (207437)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) M. mygale (86955 185391)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) M. bella (3890 86786 210586)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) M. daileyi (1513 1515 1516 1517 1526 1539 1547) M. navis (86793 86794 185168 221105)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) M. bella (69314 185368) M. bella, M. daileyi (144763 144764) M. navis (221107) M. peleia, M. bella (144780) M. sp. (168009 220412)
Middle Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (California) M. daileyi (40731)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) M. sp. (66683)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) M. navis (219052 221990) M. sella (219051)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) M. sella (83792 83793 119457 176785 185398 185403 185445 185453 185456 185457 185467 185491 185622 185634 185635 185636) Mygallia daileyi (1354)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico Mygallia sp. (1372)