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Meristella robertsensis

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae

Taxonomy
Meristella robertsensis was named by Merriam (1940) [= ?Meristella (Whitfieldia) nasuta Walcott, 1884, p. 148, Pl. 3, figs. 8, 8a, 8b; not Conrad, 1842. Pl. 6, figs. 2, 13-16 = Meristella cf. robertsensis]. Its type specimen is USNM 96369 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Meristella robertsensis Merriam p. 84 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 1; Pl. 6, figs. 2, 13-16
1970Meristella robertsensis Johnson pp. 175, 176-177 figs. Pl. 49, figs. 1-6; Pl. 49, figs. 7-25; Pl. 50, figs. 1-16

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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
speciesrobertsensis

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.

Meristella robertsensis Merriam 1940
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Diagnosis
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