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Meifodia prima

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Lissatrypidae

Taxonomy
Meifodia subundata prima was named by Williams (1951).

It was synonymized subjectively with Meifodia subundata by Thomsen and Baarli (1982) and Copper (2002); it was recombined as Meifodia prima by Temple (1987) and Copper (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Meifodia subundata prima Williams pp. 107 - 109 figs. pl. 6 f. 1-3
1987Meifodia prima Temple p. 115
2004Meifodia prima Copper pp. 107 - 109 fig. 75

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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
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderAtrypidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyAtrypoideaGill 1871
familyLissatrypidaeTwenhofel 1914
genusMeifodia
speciesprima()

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.

Meifodia prima Williams 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 12:36:01
Modified: 2009-06-03 14:36:01
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Rhuddanian or 443.40000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) Meifodia prima (3453 3459 3461 3468 3469 3472 4980 5046 5047 5056 5059 5061 5063 5064 5071 5077 5087 5094 5098 5100)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5United Kingdom (Wales) Meifodia prima (4928 4929 4930 4935 4939 4940 4944 4947 4949 4952 4959 4972 4975 4984 4994 4997 4999 5002 5007 5010 5011 5015 5018 5021 5022 5023 5024 5026 5029 5030 5032 5033 5034 5035 5044)