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Meekella attenuata

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Meekella attenuata was named by Girty (1908).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Meekella attenuata Girty p. 205 figs. Pl 24, figs 7-9a; pl 25, figs 4-4d
1909Meekella attenuata Girty
1954Meekella attenuata Stehli p. 304 figs. Pl 18, figs 6-11
1974Meekella attenuata Cooper and Grant p. 354 figs. Pl 103, figs 1-34; pl 104, figs 11-20
1978Meekella attenuata Yancey p. 282 figs. Pl 1, fig 3

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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
speciesattenuata

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 attenuata Girty 1908
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Diagnosis
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