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Meekella kueichowensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8609338https://www.gbif.org/species/8609338
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)171116https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=171116
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella : Meekella kueichowensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella : Meekella kueichowensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoideaWaagen 1884
familyMeekellidaeStehli 1954
subfamilyMeekellinaeStehli 1954
genusMeekella
speciesMeekella kueichowensisHuang 1933
Generic NameMeekella
Scientific NameMeekella kueichowensis Huang, 1933
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Meekella kueichowensisspeciesbelongs to Meekellastated with evidenceHuang, 1933
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance265 - 260 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance254 - 252 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda)
Visionblind (based on Strophomenata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)T. K. Huang. 1933. Late Permian Brachiopoda of southwestern China, Part 2. Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B 9(2):1-172

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Meekella dorsisulcata Feng, 1978GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella : Meekella dorsisulcata
Meekella langdaiensis Liao, 1980GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella : Meekella langdaiensis
Parameekella hauyinshanensis He & Zhu, 1985GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella : Parameekella hauyinshanensis

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1933Meekella kueichowensis Huang p. 27 figs. Pl 3, figs 19-21; pl 4, figs 1-4
1974Meekella kueichowensis Jin et al. p. 312 figs. Pl 164, figs 15,16
1977Meekella kueichowensis Yang et al. p. 320 figs. Pl 132, fig 3
1978Meekella dorsisulcata Feng p. 237 figs. Pl 86, fig 6
1978Meekella kueichowensis Feng and Jiang p. 237 figs. Pl 86, fig 5
1978Meekella kueichowensis Tong p. 213 figs. Pl 78, fig 1
1979Meekella kueichowensis Zhan p. 64 figs. Pl 10, figs 5,6
1980Meekella langdaiensis Liao p. 255 figs. Pl 3, figs 20-23
1983Meekella kueichowensis Waterhouse p. 116 figs. Pl 1, fig 11
YearName and Author
1985Parameekella hauyinshanensis He and Zhu p. 199 figs. Pl 1, figs 6-9
1987Meekella kueichowensis Liao figs. Pl 3, figs 19,20
1990Meekella kueichowensis Liang p. 124 figs. Pl 12, fig 13
1994Meekella langdaiensis Xu and Grant p. 24 figs. 12.1-12.12
1995Meekella dorsisulcata Zeng et al. figs. Pl 1, fig 15; pl 3, fig 4
1995Meekella kueichowensis Zeng et al. figs. Pl 3, fig 3
2005Meekella kueichowensis Chen p. 352 fig. 10A
2007Meekella kueichowensis Shen and Shi p. 12 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-11; pl 2, figs 1-12; pl 26, figs 10,12

References

Huang T. K. (1933) Late Permian Brachiopoda of southwestern China, Part 2, Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B 9 2, 1-172
Jin Y. G., Liao Z. T., et al (1974) Permian brachiopods, Handbook of the Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Southwest China, 308-313
Yang D., Ni S., et al (1977) Brachiopoda, Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2, 306-470
Feng R. L. (1978) Brachiopod names, Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume 2, 231-305
Feng R. L., Jiang Z. L. (1978) Brachiopoda, Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume 2, 231-305
Tong Z. X. (1978) Carboniferous and Permian Brachiopoda, Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2, 210-267
Zhan L.P. (1979) Taxonomic Descriptions, The Coal-Bearing Strata and Fossils of the Late Permian from Guangdong, 1-166
Liao Z. T. (1980) Upper Permian brachiopods from western Guizhou, Late Permian Stratigraphy and Fossils in Western Guizhou and Eastern Yunnan, 241-277
Waterhouse J. B. (1983) A Late Permian lyttoniid fauna from northwest Thailand, Papers - Department of Geology, University of Queensland 10 3, 111-153
He X.L., Zhu M.L. (1985) Some Upper Permian new genera and species of Orthotetacea in southwest China, Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 24 2, 198-204
Liao Z. T. (1987) Paleoecological characters and stratigraphic significance of silicified brachiopods of the Upper Permian from Heshan, Laibin, Guangxi, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Systemic Boundaries in China: Permian and Triassic Boundary 1, 81-125
Liang W. P. (1990) Lengwu Formation of Permian and its Brachiopod Fauna in Zhejiang Province, Geological Memoirs 2 10, 1-522
Xu G., Grant R. E. (1994) Brachiopods near the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 76, 1-68
Zeng Y., He X. L., et al (1995) , Permian Brachiopods and Community Succession in the Huayin Mountains, Sichuan, 1-187
Chen Z. Q. (2005) Systematic paleontology, in Post-extinction brachiopod faunas from the Late Permian Wuchiapingian coal series of South China, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50 2, 343-363
Shen S. Z., Shi G. R. (2007) Lopingian (Late Permian) brachiopods from South China. Part 1. Orthotetida, Orthida and Rhynchonellida, Bulletin of the Tohoku University Museum 6, 1-102
T. K. Huang (1933) Late Permian Brachiopoda of southwestern China, Part 2: Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B 2: 1--172 - via Catalogue of Life
Z. T. Liao (1980) Upper Permian brachiopods from western Guizhou: Late Permian Stratigraphy and Fossils in Western Guizhou and Eastern Yunnan: 241--277 - via Catalogue of Life
S. Z. Shen, G. R. Shi (2007) Lopingian (Late Permian) brachiopods from South China. Part 1. Orthotetida, Orthida and Rhynchonellida: Bulletin of the Tohoku University Museum: 1--102 - via Catalogue of Life
R. L. Feng (1978) Brachiopod names: Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume: 231--305 - via Catalogue of Life
X.L. He, M.L. Zhu (1985) Some Upper Permian new genera and species of Orthotetacea in southwest China: Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 2: 198--204 - via Catalogue of Life
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