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Merismopteria
Taxonomy
Merismopteria is a genus. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterineidae by Cox et al. (1969) and Sterren and Cisterna (2010).
It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterineidae by Cox et al. (1969) and Sterren and Cisterna (2010).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Merismopteria Cox et al. p. N301 |
| 2002 | Merismopteria Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Merismopteria Sterren and Cisterna pp. Appendix 3 |
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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.
G. †Merismopteria
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†Merismopteria imbricata Dana 1847
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Invalid names: Modiola crassissima M'Coy 1847 [synonym], Modiolopsis arcodes Dana 1847 [synonym]
†Merismopteria macroptera Morris 1845
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Invalid names: Avicula sublunata de Koninck 1877 [synonym], Avicula tasmanica Johnston 1887 [synonym], Modiolopsis acutifrons Dana 1847 [synonym]
†Merismopteria salinensis Gonzalez 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 3 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 1.73 | |
| valve height | 14 | 37.7 | 16.3 | 81.6 | 41.5 | 18.9 |
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Changhsingian or 323.20000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (42 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashkirian - Moscovian | Argentina (Chubut) | M. salinensis (81425) | |
| Asselian | Australia (Tasmania) | M. sp. (105477) | |
| Sakmarian | Russian Federation | M. permiana (102160) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (New South Wales) | Modiola crassissima (133748) Modiolopsis imbricata, Modiolopsis arcodes (119250) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (Tasmania) | Avicula tasmanica (144865) M. macroptera (105491) | |
| Artinskian | Australia (Queensland) | M. sp. (39937 103429 103444) | |
| Artinskian - Kungurian | Australia (Western Australia) | Pterinea macroptera (131602) | |
| Kungurian | Russian Federation | M. macroptera (95059 114163 114164 114165) | |
| Roadian | Australia (Tasmania) | M. carrandibbiensis (105423) | |
| Roadian | Australia (Queensland) | M. sp. (105129) | |
| Roadian | Australia (New South Wales) | M. macroptera (161842) | |
| Roadian - Wordian | Australia (Tasmania) | Pterinea macroptera (133749 134050) | |
| Wordian | Australia (New South Wales) | Pterinea macroptera, Modiolopsis acutifrons (133337) | |
| Wordian | New Zealand (Nelson) | M. sp. (41797) | |
| Wordian - Capitanian | Australia (Queensland) | M. macroptera (104741 104742 105131) | |
| Wordian - Wuchiapingian | Australia (Queensland) | Pterinea macroptera (123246) | |
| Capitanian | Russian Federation | M. macroptera (102157) M. sp., M. macroptera (102156) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Queensland) | M. macroptera (104740 120339 120340 120341) M. sp. (104764) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Tasmania) | M. macroptera (51314 82836 83176 105429 105430 105431 105433 105434) | |
| Changhsingian | Nepal | M. sp. (62447) |