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Meifodia subundata

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Lissatrypidae

Taxonomy
Hemithyris subundata was named by McCoy (1851). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Meifodia subundata by Williams (1951), Temple (1987), Copper (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. lara, M. prima, M. prima, M. recta, M. tyro

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Hemithyris subundata McCoy pp. 394-395
1951Meifodia subundata Williams pp. 108-109 figs. Pl. 6, figs. 4-7
1987Meifodia subundata Temple p. 114
1995Meifodia subundata Copper p. 851 figs. 5:31-5.35, 8, 9

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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
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderAtrypidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyAtrypoideaGill 1871
familyLissatrypidaeTwenhofel 1914
genusMeifodia
speciessubundata(McCoy 1851)

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.

†Meifodia subundata McCoy 1851
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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: 10 to < 100g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 12:36:01
Modified: 2009-06-03 14:36:01
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rhuddanian or 443.10000 to 440.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) Meifodia subundata (8406 8407 8408 8409)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Wales) Meifodia subundata (3207)