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Meekella guocunensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Meekella guocunensis was named by Liang (1982). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Guocun, Jiande County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Meekella guocunensis Liang p. 193 figs. Pl 98, figs 6-10

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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
speciesguocunensis

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 guocunensis Liang 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height19.30

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: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Zhejiang) Meekella guocunensis (type locality: 120038)