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Meropella
Taxonomy
Arianites (Meropella) was named by Renz and Renz (1948). Its type is Arianites (Meropella) plejanae.
It was reranked as Meropella by Kummel (1968), Brayard et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Arianites by Renz and Renz (1948); to Paranannitidae by Kummel (1968); and to Paleophyllitidae by Brayard et al. (2009).
It was reranked as Meropella by Kummel (1968), Brayard et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Arianites by Renz and Renz (1948); to Paranannitidae by Kummel (1968); and to Paleophyllitidae by Brayard et al. (2009).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1948 | Arianites (Meropella) Renz and Renz |
| 1968 | Meropella Kummel p. 496 |
| 2009 | Meropella Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell diameter | 2 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 21.8 | 20.6 | 1.70 |
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olenekian | Greece | Arianites plejanae (72312) | |
| Spathian | Afghanistan (Pakhtia) | M. plejanae (111023) | |
| Spathian | Greece | Arianites plejanae (112607) |