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Meristellinae ✝
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| Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Meristellinae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 456 - 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Athyrididina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Athyrididina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. E. Isaacson, B. Antelo, and A. J. Boucot. 1976. Implications of a Llandovery (Early Silurian) brachiopod fauna from Salta Province, Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 50(6):1103-1112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Arctomeristina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 439 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Charionella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Charionoides ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Hindella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 360 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Imdentistella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Meristella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 226 | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Meristelloides ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Meristina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 197 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pentagonia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 33 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Plancella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pseudomeristina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1883 | Meristellinae Waagen |
| 1964 | Meristellinae Boucot and Johnson p. 8 |
| 1974 | Meristellinae Bassett and Cocks |
| 1976 | Meristellinae Isaacson et al. p. 1110 |
| 1977 | Meristellinae Sheehan |
| 2002 | Meristellinae Musteikis and Modzalevskaya |
| 2002 | Meristellinae Williams et al. p. 1559 |
| 2015 | Meristellinae Hints and Harper |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
