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Meekella garnieri

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Meekella garnieri was named by Bayan (1874). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vallée du Yang-tsee-Kiang, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Meekella garnieri Bayan p. 412 figs. Pl 16, fig 3,3a
1972Meekella garnieri Nakamura p. 387 figs. Pl 5, figs 5-7
1977Meekella garnieri Yang et al. p. 320 figs. Pl 133, fig 2
1984Meekella garnieri Yang p. 205 figs. Pl 30, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderOrthotetidina
superfamilyOrthotetoidea()
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusMeekella
speciesgarnieri

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.

Meekella garnieri Bayan 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height223.619.928.023.95.73
valve height117.0----

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Hubei) Meekella garnieri (121073 type locality: 124338)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Japan Meekella garnieri (114089)