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Meekella gigantea

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Meekella gigantea was named by Hayasaka (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kadosawa Limestone quarries, Nabeyama, Tochigi Prefecture (Hayasaka coll), which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Nabeyama Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Meekella gigantea Hayasaka p. 548 figs. Pl 5, fig 1
1933Meekella gigantea Hayasaka p. 26 figs. Pl 6, fig 2; pl 9, figs 3,4; pl 10; pl 11; pl 12, fig 1; text-fig 4

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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
speciesgigantea

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 gigantea Hayasaka 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height274.762.090.076.019.8

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: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Japan Meekella gigantea (type locality: 125086)