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Meekellidae
Taxonomy
Meekellidae was named by Stehli (1954) [Nom. transl. Williams, 1965 (p. 405) from Meekellinae Stehli, 1954]. It is not extant. Its type is Meekella.
It was assigned to Davidsoniacea by McIntosh (1974); and to Orthotetoidea by Williams et al. (2000).
It was assigned to Davidsoniacea by McIntosh (1974); and to Orthotetoidea by Williams et al. (2000).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1954 | Meekellidae Stehli p. 303 |
| 1974 | Meekellidae McIntosh |
| 2000 | Meekellidae Williams et al. p. 649 |
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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.
Fm. †Meekellidae Stehli 1954
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Subfm. †Meekellinae Stehli 1954
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G. †Alatorthotetina He and Zhu 1985
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†Alatorthotetina derbyiformis He and Zhu 1985
†Alatorthotetina sichuanensis He and Zhu 1985
†Alatorthotetina speciosa Liao 1980
G. †Geyerella Schellwien 1900
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†Geyerella alpina Schellwien 1900
†Geyerella americana Girty 1909
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Invalid names: Orthotetes campanulatus Girty 1909 [synonym], Orthotetes distortus Girty 1909 [synonym]
†Geyerella distorta Schellwien 1900
†Geyerella gemmellaroi Schellwien 1900
†Geyerella hessi Cooper and Grant 1974
†Geyerella inexpectata Cooper and Grant 1974
†Geyerella kedaoensis Lee and Gu 1980
†Geyerella kingorum Cooper and Grant 1974
†Geyerella mongolica Grabau 1931
†Geyerella ofunatoensis Tazawa 2011
†Geyerella ovata Lee and Gu 1980
†Geyerella rex de Gregorio 1930
†Geyerella tschernyschewi Licharew 1932
Invalid names: Turriculum de Gregorio 1930 [synonym]
G. †Meekella
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†Meekella abnormalis Huang 1933
†Meekella addicta Grant 1976
†Meekella angustiplicata Cooper and Grant 1974
†Meekella arakeljani Sokolskaja 1965
†Meekella attenuata Girty 1909
†Meekella baschkirica Tschernyschew 1902
†Meekella beipeiensis Chen 2005
†Meekella bellistriata Lee and Gu 1980
†Meekella bisculpta Grant 1976
†Meekella calathica Cooper and Grant 1974
†Meekella caperata Cooper and Grant 1974
†Meekella chenxianensis Shen and Shi 2007
†Meekella circularis Cooper and Grant 1974
†Meekella colpata Grant 1976
†Meekella deltoides Liao 1980
†Meekella depressa Schellwien 1900
†Meekella dongluoensis Chen and Liao 2007
†Meekella enigma Cloud 1944
†Meekella enormis Cooper and Grant 1974
†Meekella evanescens Schellwien 1900
†Meekella eximia Eichwald 1845
†Meekella eximiaeformis Toula 1875
†Meekella garnieri Bayan 1874
†Meekella gigantea Hayasaka 1932
†Meekella guocunensis Liang 1982
†Meekella hessensis King 1931
†Meekella heterofolda Liang 1990
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Invalid names: Asiomeekella heterofolda Liang 1990 [synonym], Meekella perigeyerelloides Shen et al. 1992 [synonym]
†Meekella intermedia Cooper and Grant 1974
†Meekella irregularis Schellwien 1900
†Meekella irregularis texana King 1931
†Meekella jiangxiensis Hu and Jin 1982
†Meekella julfensis Garbelli et al. 2014
†Meekella kayseri Jaekel 1892
†Meekella kueichowensis Huang 1933
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Invalid names: Meekella dorsisulcata Feng 1978 [synonym], Meekella langdaiensis Liao 1980 [synonym], Parameekella hauyinshanensis He and Zhu 1985 [synonym]
†Meekella magnifica Cooper and Grant 1974
†Meekella megala Grant 1993
†Meekella mexicana Girty 1909
†Meekella minatoi Nakamura 1972
†Meekella minuta Zeng et al. 1995
†Meekella multilirata Girty 1909
†Meekella nagaiwensis Shintani 2011
†Meekella nodosa Nakamura 1972
†Meekella occidentalis Newberry 1861
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Invalid names: Meekella grandis King 1931 [synonym], Streptorhynchus pyramidalis Newberry 1861 [synonym]
†Meekella pacifica Licharew and Kotlyar 1978
†Meekella prionota Cooper and Grant 1974
†Meekella procera Schellwien 1900
†Meekella punjabica Reed 1944
†Meekella pusilloplicata Liao 1980
†Meekella rotunda Branson 1930
†Meekella sanheensis Liao and Meng 1986
†Meekella sichuanensis Shen et al. 1992
†Meekella storta Glushenko 1975
†Meekella striatocostata Cox 1857
†Meekella texana King 1931
†Meekella timanica Tschernyschew 1902
†Meekella ufensis Tschernyschew 1902
†Meekella uncitoides Tschernyschew 1902
†Meekella undulata Chang 1987
†Meekella uralica Tschernyschew 1902
†Meekella versiformis Shen et al. 1992
†Meekella yanjiensis Lee and Gu 1980
†Meekella zhejiangensis Liang 1982
Invalid names: Asiomeekella Liang 1990 [synonym], Gegenella [synonym], Parameekella He and Zhu 1985 [synonym]
G. †Niviconia Cooper and Grant 1974
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†Niviconia abrupta Cooper and Grant 1974
†Niviconia globosa King 1931
G. †Orthothetina Schellwien 1900
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†Orthothetina azarjani Kotlyar 1989
†Orthothetina caojiayingensis Feng 1978
†Orthothetina curvata Ustritsky 1960
†Orthothetina deminuta Zhan 1979
†Orthothetina dzhulfensis Sokolskaja 1965
†Orthothetina ellipsoides Shen et al. 1992
†Orthothetina emaciatus Jin and Ye 1979
†Orthothetina eusarkos Abich 1878
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Invalid names: Orthotetes armeniacus Arthaber 1900 [synonym], Streptorhynchus crenistria incurvus Abich 1878 [synonym]
†Orthothetina frechi Huang 1933
†Orthothetina gigantea Liang 1990
†Orthothetina hayasakai Nakamura 1972
†Orthothetina iljinae Sokolskaja 1965
†Orthothetina kayseri Jaekel 1929
†Orthothetina ladina Stache 1878
†Orthothetina leei Thomas 1910
†Orthothetina neilsoni McIntosh 1974
†Orthothetina peregrina Abich 1878
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†Streptorhynchus peregrinus minutus Abich 1878
Invalid names: Streptorhynchus crenistria paradoxus Abich 1878 [synonym], Streptorhynchus peregrinus inflata Abich 1878 [synonym], Streptorhynchus peregrinus laevis Abich 1878 [synonym]
†Orthothetina persica Schellwien 1900
†Orthothetina planoconvexa Hayasaka 1933
†Orthothetina polita Fliegel 1901
†Orthothetina regularis Huang 1933
†Orthothetina ruber Frech 1911
†Orthothetina ruchae Yanagida and Nakornsri 1999
†Orthothetina shuangtangensis Liang 1982
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Invalid names: Orthothetina mutabilis Liang 1990 [synonym]
†Orthothetina sokolskajae Kotlyar 1989
†Orthothetina thomasi McIntosh 1974
†Orthothetina transversa Nakamura 1972
†Orthothetina triangularis Tong 1978
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Invalid names: Orthothetina exquisita Shen et al. 1992 [synonym]
†Orthothetina vediensis Sokolskaja 1965
†Orthothetina yanziyanensis Lu 1982
†Orthothetina yishanensis Yang 1991
†Orthothetina yuananensis Ni 1977
†Orthothetina zhejiangensis Liang 1990
Invalid names: Lopingia Zhan 1979 [synonym], Streptorhynchus crenistria porrectus Abich 1878 [synonym]
G. †Paraorthotetina He and Zhu 1985
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†Paraorthotetina glausi Fantini Sestini and Glaus 1966
†Paraorthotetina provecta Liao 1980
G. †Perigeyerella
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†Perigeyerella chenxianensis Shen and Shi 2007
†Perigeyerella elongata Feng 1978
†Perigeyerella fastigiata Liao and Meng 1986
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Invalid names: Perigeyerella altilosina Xu and Grant 1994 [synonym], Perigeyerella subpelargonatus Liang 1990 [synonym]
†Perigeyerella guangxiensis Chen and Liao 2007
†Perigeyerella miriae Verna and Angiolini 2011
†Perigeyerella obesa Shen and Shi 2007
†Perigeyerella raffaellae Angiolini 1999
†Perigeyerella rutehiana Crippa and Angiolini 2012
†Perigeyerella tricosa Grant 1976
†Perigeyerella zhinanensis Liang 1990
Subfm. †Omboniinae Sokolskaya 1960
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G. †Ombonia Caneva 1906
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†Ombonia antalyensis Angiolini et al. 2007
†Ombonia capilla Chen and Liao 2007
†Ombonia invecta Cooper and Grant 1974
†Ombonia magna Greco 1938
†Ombonia spicula Liang 1990
†Ombonia tirolensis Stache 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Griesbachian or 326.90000 to 250.50000 Ma
Collections (1339 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Carboniferous | USA (Oklahoma) | Meekella sp. (172) | |
| Carboniferous | USA (Texas) | Meekella striaticostata (1119) | |
| Chesterian - Alportian | USA (Wyoming) | Orthothetina amsdenensis (5693) | |
| Pendleian - Arnsbergian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Orthothetina leei (163811) | |
| Serpukhovian | USA (Oklahoma) | Meekella striatocostata (5611) | |
| Arnsbergian | United Kingdom (England) | Meekella leei (162360) | |
| Moscovian | South Korea | Meekella sp. (128278 128279 128280) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Kansas) | Meekella striatocostata (980 76171) | |
| Kasimovian | USA (Nevada) | Meekella striatocostata (144024) | |
| Kasimovian - Gzhelian | China (Xinjiang) | Meekella sp. (50237) Meekella sp., Meekella uralica (50238) Meekella uralica (50239) Orthothetina curvata (50241) | |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Changhsingian | Iran | Ombonia sp. (125605) Orthothetina glausi, Orthothetina eusarkos (118359) Orthothetina persica (125574 125575 125576 125578 125604) Orthothetina sp. (118293 125647) Perigeyerella costellata (125645) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Hunan) | Meekella arakeljani, Orthothetina ruber, Meekella kueichowensis, Perigeyerella fastigiata, Meekella chenxianensis, Perigeyerella chenxianensis (138548) Orthothetina regularis (117540) Orthothetina ruber (136850 138552 162517) Orthothetina ruber, Geyerella distorta, Perigeyerella fastigiata, Meekellogeyerella meekelloides (138551) Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina regularis (111899) Orthothetina sp. (31418 31420) Perigeyerella costellata (121119) Perigeyerella costellata, Perigeyerella fastigiata, Meekella sanheensis (105918) | |
| Changhsingian | China | Orthothetina regularis (221336 221337 221342) Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina regularis (221339) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Zhejiang) | Meekella sp. (61869 111642) Meekella sp., Orthothetina regularis (61871) Meekella sp., Orthothetina sp. (111641) Orthothetina regularis (111528) Perigeyerella minuta (105210) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Shaanxi) | Meekella abnormalis (148517) Perigeyerella altilosina, Meekella langdaiensis (50034) | |
| Changhsingian | Thailand | Meekella kueichowensis (42776) Meekella sp., Orthothetina sp. (8145) Orthothetina sp. (42775) | |
| Changhsingian | Japan | Geyerella sp., Geyerella ofunatoensis (107624) Meekella sp. (157797) Schellwienella ruber (114491) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Chongqing) | Alatorthotetina speciosa (156847) Meekella arakeljani, Orthothetina regularis, Meekella beipeiensis (138454) Meekella arakeljani, Orthothetina ruber, Meekella kueichowensis, Perigeyerella costellata, Meekella beipeiensis, Meekella deltoides, Perigeyerella obesa (138386) Meekella beipeiensis (138455) Meekella beipeiensis, Perigeyerella fastigiata (138388) Meekella kueichowensis (148549 156848 156855) Meekella kueichowensis, Meekella deltoides (148548) Meekella sichuanensis, Orthothetina ruber (94985) Meekella sp. (94980 148550 156880) Meekella sp., Meekella kueichowensis, Orthothetina frechi (149259) Meekella sp., Orthothetina regularis (94987) Meekella sp., Perigeyerella costellata (156882) Orthothetina eusarkos (94968) Orthothetina frechi (138465) Orthothetina regularis (90373 138450 138451 138463 138464 138488) Orthothetina ruber (90372 94971 138459 138461 138462 138486 138487 149276 156846 156857) Orthothetina ruber, Meekella dorsisulcata (94977) Orthothetina ruber, Meekella kueichowensis, Orthothetina frechi (138456) Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina eusarkos (94966 94967) Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina frechi (138458) Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina regularis (138389 138391 138457 138460 138485) Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina regularis, Meekella eximia (94978) Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina regularis, Meekella sp. (94969) Orthothetina ruber, Perigeyerella costellata, Orthothetina regularis, Orthothetina shuangtangensis (138390) Orthothetina sp. (94964 148541 148554 149258 149260 149261 156849 156885) Orthothetina sp., Meekella deltoides (148543) Orthothetina sp., Meekella kueichowensis, Perigeyerella costellata (156863) Perigeyerella costellata (138489 149281 156861 156862) Perigeyerella sp., Meekella arakeljani, Orthothetina ellipsoides, Orthothetina exquisita, Orthothetina rara, Meekella sichuanensis, Meekella perigeyerelloides, Perigeyerella costellata, Meekella dorsisulcata, Orthothetina regularis, Perigeyerella fastigiata, Orthothetina shuangtangensis, Meekella deltoides, Orthothetina planoconvexa, Meekella versiformis (94984) Perigeyerella sp., Meekella deltoides (94986) Perigeyerella sp., Orthothetina ruber (156883) Perigeyerella tricosa, Perigeyerella costellata, Meekella beipeiensis, Perigeyerella obesa (138387) | |
| Changhsingian - Griesbachian | India (Kashmir) | Schellwienella sp. (48913) | |
| Griesbachian | China (Guizhou) | Perigeyerella sp. (151148) | |