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Meristella

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae

Taxonomy
Meristella is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Meristellinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Meristellidae by Boucot et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Meristella Sepkoski
2002Meristella Williams et al. p. 1559
2008Meristella Boucot et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyMeristelloideaWaagen 1883
familyMeristellidaeWaagen 1883
subfamilyMeristellinaeWaagen 1883
genusMeristella

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.

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Subg. †Meristella (Whitfieldia) Davidson 1881
Meristella haskinsi Hall 1860
Meristella robertsensis Merriam 1940
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available