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Meekella versiformis
Taxonomy
Meekella versiformis was named by Shen et al. (1992). Its type specimen is NIGP 141540 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Beifengjing Section, Bed 26, Zhongliang Hill, which is in a Changhsingian open shallow subtidal packstone in the Changxing Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1992 | Meekella versiformis Shen et al. figs. Pl 1, figs 9-12 |
| 2007 | Meekella versiformis Shen and Shi p. 16 figs. Pl 3, figs 18-21 |
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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 versiformis Shen et al. 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 26.0 |
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | China (Chongqing) | Meekella versiformis (type locality: 94984) |