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Meekechinus
Taxonomy
Meekechinus was named by Jackson (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: P u]. Its type is Meekechinus elegans.
It was assigned to Lepidesthidae by Kier (1966), Boczarowski (2001); and to Echinocystitoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Lepidesthidae by Kier (1966), Boczarowski (2001); and to Echinocystitoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
M. elegans (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1912 | Meekechinus Jackson p. 442 |
| 1966 | Meekechinus Kier p. U304 |
| 2001 | Meekechinus Boczarowski p. 86 |
| 2002 | Meekechinus Sepkoski |
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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
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004 | |||||