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Meekella calathica

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Meekella calathica was named by Cooper and Grant (1974). Its type specimen is USNM152604, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Meekella calathica Cooper and Grant pp. 356-359 figs. Pl 111, figs 1-43; pl 112, figs 1-24, pl 113, figs 1-15, pl 114, figs 11-26

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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
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusMeekella
speciescalathica

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 calathica Cooper and Grant 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height3517.42.8049.820.711.2

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 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Meekella calathica (43459 43466 43491 43492 43494 43495 43498 43501 43504 43510 43513 43514 43515 43516 43517 43582 44519 44565 81638 81644 81651 101785 101811 105686 105687 105735 105746 105843 105848 105849 105852 105879 105931 105935 105938 105939 105940 105941 105981 105985 105986 106114 106121 106129 106286) Meekella difficilis (149834)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Meekella calathica (43465 43512 43518 43554 43563 43598 43613 44242 81639 81640 101781 101782 101783 101793 101805 101807 102603 102604 102606 102610 102611 102615 102616 102621 105742 105805 105807 105814 105822 105838 105850 105873 105874 105875 105927 106109 106135)