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Meekella eximia

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Orthis eximia was named by Eichwald (1845).

It was recombined as Meekella eximia by Tschernyschew (1902), Mansuy (1913), Nakamura (1972), Glushenko (1975) and Liao (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Orthis eximia Eichwald
1902Meekella eximia Tschernyschew p. 213 figs. Pl 24, fig 5; pl 51, fig 13
1913Meekella eximia Mansuy p. 51 figs. Pl 4, fig 14
1972Meekella eximia Nakamura p. 386 figs. Pl 6, figs 5,6
1975Meekella eximia Glushenko figs. Pl 25, figs 4-7
1979Meekella eximia Liao figs. Pl 1, fig 34

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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
specieseximia(Eichwald 1845)

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 eximia Eichwald 1845
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Diagnosis
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