MolluscaBase - Meekopinna Yancey, 1978 †

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Meekopinna Yancey, 1978 †

AphiaID

1784216 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1784216)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Aviculopinna americana Meek, 1867 † accepted as Meekopinna americana (Meek, 1867) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Pinnidae Leach, 1819

Original name

Meekopinna Yancey, 1978 †

Direct children (4)

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Species Meekopinna americana (Meek, 1867) †
Species Meekopinna illinoiensis (Worthen, 1884) †
Species Meekopinna nebrascensis (Beede, 1901) †
Species Meekopinna permiana Yancey, 2024 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Yancey, T. E. (1978). Brachiopods and molluscs of the Lower Permian Arcturus Group, Nevada and Utah, Part 1: Brachiopods, Scaphopods, Rostroconchs, and Bivalves. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 74(303): 257–367., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10743537
page(s): 338-339 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Meekopinna Yancey, 1978 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1784216 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2024-12-17 09:37:23Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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original description Yancey, T. E. (1978). Brachiopods and molluscs of the Lower Permian Arcturus Group, Nevada and Utah, Part 1: Brachiopods, Scaphopods, Rostroconchs, and Bivalves. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 74(303): 257–367., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10743537
page(s): 338-339 [details]