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Meekella kueichowensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy

Meekella kueichowensis was named by Huang (1933).

Synonyms

Meekella dorsisulcata was named by Feng (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gongjiling Section, Changxing Fm, Nayong County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Meekella kueichowensis by Shen and Shi (2007).
Meekella langdaiensis was named by Liao (1980). Its type specimen is NIGP 43468 and is a mold. Its type locality is Langdai Section H37-8, Liuzhi County, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Meekella kueichowensis by Shen and Shi (2007).
Parameekella hauyinshanensis was named by He and Zhu (1985). Its type specimen is CUMT 8101 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sanhui district coal mine, Sanhuiba, Huayinshan mountains, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in the Longtan Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Meekella kueichowensis by Shen and Shi (2007).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1933	Meekella kueichowensis Huang p. 27 figs. Pl 3, figs 19-21; pl 4, figs 1-4
1974	Meekella kueichowensis Jin et al. p. 312 figs. Pl 164, figs 15,16
1977	Meekella kueichowensis Yang et al. p. 320 figs. Pl 132, fig 3
1978	Meekella dorsisulcata Feng p. 237 figs. Pl 86, fig 6
1978	Meekella kueichowensis Feng and Jiang p. 237 figs. Pl 86, fig 5
1978	Meekella kueichowensis Tong p. 213 figs. Pl 78, fig 1
1979	Meekella kueichowensis Zhan p. 64 figs. Pl 10, figs 5,6
1980	Meekella langdaiensis Liao p. 255 figs. Pl 3, figs 20-23
1983	Meekella kueichowensis Waterhouse p. 116 figs. Pl 1, fig 11
1985	Parameekella hauyinshanensis He and Zhu p. 199 figs. Pl 1, figs 6-9
1987	Meekella kueichowensis Liao figs. Pl 3, figs 19,20
1990	Meekella kueichowensis Liang p. 124 figs. Pl 12, fig 13
1994	Meekella langdaiensis Xu and Grant p. 24 figs. 12.1-12.12
1995	Meekella dorsisulcata Zeng et al. figs. Pl 1, fig 15; pl 3, fig 4
1995	Meekella kueichowensis Zeng et al. figs. Pl 3, fig 3
2005	Meekella kueichowensis Chen p. 352 fig. 10A
2007	Meekella kueichowensis Shen and Shi p. 12 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-11; pl 2, figs 1-12; pl 26, figs 10,12

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Orthotetida	Waagen 1884
superfamily	Orthotetoidea
family	Meekellidae
subfamily	Meekellinae
genus	Meekella
species	kueichowensis

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 kueichowensis Huang 1933

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Invalid names: Meekella dorsisulcata Feng 1978 [synonym], Meekella langdaiensis Liao 1980 [synonym], Parameekella hauyinshanensis He and Zhu 1985 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	9	28.9	17.7	38.7	30.6	7.59

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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (74 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Capitanian	264.28 - 259.51	China (Zhejiang)	Meekella kueichowensis (111934)
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	China (Guizhou)	Meekella kueichowensis (95176 110326 110328 110976 111070 111995 117462 117463 117488 138495 138496 138497 138498 138499 138500 138501) Meekella kueichowensis, Meekella langdaiensis (112001) Meekella langdaiensis (112002 112126)
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	China (Guangdong)	Meekella kueichowensis (105913)
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	China (Chongqing)	Meekella dorsisulcata (156827 156868 156869) Meekella kueichowensis (98067 103454 110405 138475 138476 138477 138478 138479 138480 138481 138482 156872 156873 156875) Meekella kueichowensis, Meekella dorsisulcata (156867) Parameekella hauyinshanensis (126978)
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	China (Zhejiang)	Meekella dorsisulcata, Meekella langdaiensis (120777)
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	China (Hubei)	Meekella kueichowensis (121116)
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	China (Sichuan)	Meekella dorsisulcata (156800) Meekella kueichowensis (156806)
Changhsingian	254.17 - 252.17	China (Hunan)	Meekella kueichowensis (138548)
Changhsingian	254.17 - 252.17	China (Chongqing)	Meekella dorsisulcata (94977 94984) Meekella kueichowensis (138386 138456 148548 148549 149259 156848 156855 156863) Meekella sp. (94969)
Changhsingian	254.17 - 252.17	China (Guizhou)	Meekella dorsisulcata (108152 117481 117487) Meekella dorsisulcata, Meekella langdaiensis (117465) Meekella kueichowensis (111062 117486 138502) Meekella kueichowensis, Meekella dorsisulcata (117483) Meekella kueichowensis, Meekella langdaiensis (112090)
Changhsingian	254.17 - 252.17	China (Sichuan)	Meekella kueichowensis, Meekella dorsisulcata (95283)
Changhsingian	254.17 - 252.17	China (Guangxi)	Meekella kueichowensis (107298 138525 138532 138533 138534 138535 149204)
Changhsingian	254.17 - 252.17	Thailand	Meekella kueichowensis (42776)