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Meekospira sulcata

Gastropoda - Meekospiridae

Taxonomy
Meekospira sulcata was named by Batten (1964). Its type specimen is AMNH 28364, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH1067, Little Colorado River canyon, which is in a Roadian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Kaibab Formation of Arizona.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Meekospira sulcata Batten p. 15 figs. 20-22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyMeekospiridae
genusMeekospira
speciessulcata

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.

Meekospira sulcata Batten 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height111.5
shell diameter14.76

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Arizona) Meekospira sulcata (type locality: 94884 101777 101779)