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Orthothetina leei
Taxonomy
Meekella leei was named by Thomas (1910) [GSE indicates BGS collections originally held in Edinburgh
Reassigned to Orthothetina]. Its type specimen is GSE 1744, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Orthothetina leei by McIntosh (1974).
It was recombined as Orthothetina leei by McIntosh (1974).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Meekella leei Thomas p. 112 figs. text fig 6., pl. 13 figs. 1,2 |
| 1974 | Orthothetina leei McIntosh |
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†Orthothetina leei Thomas 1910
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. J. McIntosh 1974 | Small, subspherical Orthothetina with incurved ventral umbo and inflated ventral valve. |