MolluscaBase taxon details
Meekia louella Popenoe, 1962 †
1822188 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1822188)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Saul, L. R. & Popenoe, W. P. (1962). <i>Meekia</i> - Enigmatic Cretaceous pelecypod genus. <em>University of California Publications in Geological Sciences.</em> 40(5): 289-343. [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, LouElla R. Saul (1927-2021).
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, LouElla R. Saul (1927-2021). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Meekia louella Popenoe, 1962 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1822188 on 2025-09-11
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Saul, L. R. & Popenoe, W. P. (1962). <i>Meekia</i> - Enigmatic Cretaceous pelecypod genus. <em>University of California Publications in Geological Sciences.</em> 40(5): 289-343. [details]
basis of record Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 38, pl. S78 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 38, pl. S78 [details] Available for editors
[request]