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Meekella colpata

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Meekella colpata was named by Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 211845, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Meekella colpata Grant pp. 59-60 figs. Pl 6, figs 22-25

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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
speciescolpata

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 colpata Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available