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Merista
Taxonomy
Merista was named by Suess (1851). Its type is Terebratula herculea. It is the type genus of Meristidae.
It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Meristinae by Jin and Chatterton (1997) and Williams et al. (2002).
It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Meristinae by Jin and Chatterton (1997) and Williams et al. (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1851 | Merista Suess |
| 1997 | Merista Jin and Chatterton |
| 2002 | Merista Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Merista Williams et al. p. 1570 |
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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.
G. †Merista Suess 1851
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†Merista cuneatina Jin and Chatterton 1997
†Merista fabulosa Kulkov 1974
†Merista herculea Barrande 1847
†Merista maccullochensis Carter 1967
†Merista oklahomensis Amsden 1953
†Merista rhombiformis Jin et al. 1993
†Merista tennesseensis Hall and Clarke 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available