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Meekella jiangxiensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Meekella jiangxiensis was named by Hu and Jin (1982). Its type specimen is Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res Br001 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiaojiangbian section, Bed 10, Anfu County, which is in a Roadian marine shale/limestone in the Xiaojiangbian Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Meekella jiangxiensis Hu and Jin p. 193 figs. Pl 83, fig 1
1983Meekella jiangxiensis Hu and Jin p. 342 figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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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
speciesjiangxiensis

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 jiangxiensis Hu and Jin 1982
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Diagnosis
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