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Meristospira

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Meristospira is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Athyridinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Meristospira Sepkoski
2002Meristospira Williams et al. p. 1502

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilyAthyridinaeM'Coy 1844
genusMeristospira

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-03 08:02:31
Modified: 2009-06-03 10:03:39
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Emsian or 438.50000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian - Wenlock438.5 - 427.4Canada (Manitoba) M. dunbari (26662 26674 26681)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Ohio) M. michiganensis (604)