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Meristina nasuta

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae

Taxonomy
Atrypa nasuta was named by Conrad (1842).

It was recombined as Meristella nasuta by Hall (1860); it was recombined as Meristella (Whitfieldia) nasuta by Walcott (1884); it was recombined as Meristina nasuta by Boucot and Johnson (1968).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. manitobensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Atrypa nasuta Conrad p. 265 figs. Figs. 8, 9
1860Athyris clara Billings pp. 274 - 276 figs. 29-32
1860Meristella nasuta Hall p. 93
1884Meristella (Whitfieldia) nasuta Walcott p. 148 figs. Plate iii, figs. 8, 8 a, 8b
1968Meristina nasuta Boucot and Johnson p. 13 figs. Pl 4, figs 26-43

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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
superfamilyMeristelloideaWaagen 1883
familyMeristellidaeWaagen 1883
subfamilyMeristellinaeWaagen 1883
genusMeristinaHall 1867
speciesnasuta(Conrad 1842)

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.

†Meristina nasuta Conrad 1842
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Invalid names: Athyris clara Billings 1860 [synonym]
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: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 08:54:01
Modified: 2009-06-03 10:54:01
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 399.50000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (New York) Meristella nasuta (75471)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (New York) Meristina nasuta (232948)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Kentucky) Meristella nasuta (76992)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Meristella nasuta (9539 9540 9547 9550 9552 9613 9614 9615 9617) Meristina nasuta (9556 9562 77056 77078)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Athyris clara (231732) Meristella nasuta (3845 3846 3853)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) Meristella nasuta (5702)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Atrypa nasuta (34871)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Meristella nasuta (76163)