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Meekella beipeiensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Meekella beipeiensis was named by Chen (2005). Its type specimen is NMV P309624 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Daijiagou Section, Longtan Member 4, Hechuan County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Longtan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Meekella beipeiensis Chen p. 350 fig. 7D,E,9
2007Meekella beipeiensis Shen and Shi p. 18 figs. Pl 4, figs 18-25; pl 5, figs 1-14; pl 26, fig 8
2015Meekella beipeiensis Ghaderi et al. figs. Pl 2, figs 1-4, 8-11

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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
speciesbeipeiensis

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 beipeiensis Chen 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available