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Meekella chenxianensis
Taxonomy
Meekella chenxianensis was named by Shen and Shi (2007). Its type specimen is NIGP 141559 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dapaichong Section, Bed 15, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changhsing Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Meekella chenxianensis Shen and Shi p. 19 figs. Pl 5, figs 15-21; pl 6, figs 1-3; pl 26, figs 9,14 |
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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 chenxianensis Shen and Shi 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 4 | 26.2 | 19.8 | 36.9 | 25.4 | 7.22 |
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| Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | China (Shaanxi) | Meekella langdaiensis (50034) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Hunan) | Meekella chenxianensis (type locality: 138548) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Sichuan) | Meekella langdaiensis (138367) |