Meristelloidea

Meristelloidea

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On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
AthyrididinaPBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB, for Athyrididina
Life habit
low-level epifaunalPBDB, for Athyrididina
Motility
stationaryPBDB, for Athyrididina
Vision
blindPBDB, for Rhynchonellata
Environment
marinePBDB, for Lophophorata

Time the record covers

At least 143 million years on record.

The record covers at least 458.2 Mya to 315.2 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 469.4 Mya to 307 Mya.

Ordovician — about 222 of 1361 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 712 of 1361 occurrencesSilurianDevonian — about 408 of 1361 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 18 of 1361 occurrencesCarboniferous473–467 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences467–461 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences461–456 Mya — about 4 occurrences456–450 Mya — about 12 occurrences450–444 Mya — about 105 occurrences444–439 Mya — about 249 occurrences439–433 Mya — about 123 occurrences433–428 Mya — about 268 occurrences428–422 Mya — about 138 occurrences422–416 Mya — about 79 occurrences416–411 Mya — about 68 occurrences411–405 Mya — about 26 occurrences405–399 Mya — about 25 occurrences399–394 Mya — about 28 occurrences394–388 Mya — about 103 occurrences388–383 Mya — about 96 occurrences383–377 Mya — about 7 occurrences377–371 Mya — about 4 occurrences371–366 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences366–360 Mya — about 7 occurrences360–354 Mya — about 9 occurrences354–349 Mya — about 7 occurrences349–343 Mya — about 2 occurrences343–338 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences321–315 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences315–309 Mya — about 0.7 occurrences309–304 Mya — about 0.3 occurrences458.2 Mya315.2 Mya473 Mya304 Mya

1,361 occurrences of Meristelloidea on record, most of them in the Silurian. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

1,361 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

310 formations

Onondaga — 42.95°N, 76.17°WOnondaga — 42.92°N, 78.25°WOnondaga — 42.78°N, 74.33°WOnondaga — 42.70°N, 74.92°WOnondaga — 42.95°N, 76.14°WOnondaga — 42.18°N, 73.95°WOnondaga — 42.08°N, 73.97°WOnondaga — 41.93°N, 74.03°WOnondaga — 42.59°N, 74.93°WOnondaga — 42.65°N, 74.04°WOnondaga — 42.55°N, 73.94°WOnondaga — 42.96°N, 78.74°WOnondaga — 42.65°N, 74.08°WOnondaga — 42.00°N, 74.00°WOnondaga — 43.00°N, 75.00°WOnondaga — 43.00°N, 76.00°WAttawapiskat — 52.85°N, 83.90°WAttawapiskat — 52.90°N, 83.95°WAttawapiskat — 52.89°N, 83.64°WAttawapiskat — 52.89°N, 83.52°WAttawapiskat — 52.96°N, 83.16°WAttawapiskat — 52.94°N, 83.07°WAttawapiskat — 53.45°N, 82.91°WAttawapiskat — 53.45°N, 82.88°WAttawapiskat — 53.17°N, 81.10°WAttawapiskat — 53.20°N, 81.50°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 77.76°WLudlowville — 42.87°N, 77.88°WLudlowville — 42.83°N, 77.81°WLudlowville — 42.88°N, 78.57°WLudlowville — 42.96°N, 78.13°WLudlowville — 42.80°N, 77.27°WLudlowville — 42.78°N, 76.99°WLudlowville — 42.77°N, 76.71°WLudlowville — 42.73°N, 76.71°WLudlowville — 42.89°N, 76.75°WLudlowville — 42.76°N, 76.47°WLudlowville — 42.89°N, 77.36°WIrondequoit — 43.12°N, 79.07°WIrondequoit — 43.16°N, 79.05°WIrondequoit — 43.18°N, 78.72°WIrondequoit — 43.20°N, 77.62°WIrondequoit — 43.23°N, 77.21°WIrondequoit — 43.23°N, 76.98°WIrondequoit — 43.21°N, 76.88°WIrondequoit — 43.24°N, 76.80°WIrondequoit — 43.26°N, 76.70°WEllis Bay — 49.82°N, 64.35°WEllis Bay — 49.42°N, 62.25°WEllis Bay — 49.50°N, 63.00°WEllis Bay — 49.50°N, 62.53°WEllis Bay — 49.81°N, 64.01°WEllis Bay — 49.72°N, 63.83°WEllis Bay — 49.38°N, 62.08°WEllis Bay — 49.81°N, 64.43°WEllis Bay — 49.84°N, 64.45°WEllis Bay — 49.31°N, 61.83°WEllis Bay — 49.32°N, 61.86°WEllis Bay — 49.52°N, 62.42°WKuldiga — 56.22°N, 21.20°EKuldiga — 57.25°N, 22.59°EKuldiga — 56.78°N, 21.86°EKuldiga — 57.26°N, 23.11°EKuldiga — 57.28°N, 25.41°EKuldiga — 56.85°N, 21.71°EKuldiga — 56.99°N, 21.77°EKuldiga — 57.03°N, 22.78°EKuldiga — 56.72°N, 22.77°EKuldiga — 56.44°N, 21.61°EKuldiga — 56.87°N, 21.58°EKuldiga — 57.27°N, 21.98°EKuldiga — 56.46°N, 26.03°EKuldiga — 57.22°N, 21.60°EKuldiga — 56.75°N, 22.70°EKuldiga — 56.64°N, 22.79°EKuldiga — 56.91°N, 24.15°EKuldiga — 56.64°N, 21.41°EHenryhouse — 35.08°N, 98.24°WHenryhouse — 35.00°N, 97.00°WHenryhouse — 34.73°N, 96.63°WHenryhouse — 34.37°N, 97.00°WHenryhouse — 34.60°N, 97.03°WHenryhouse — 34.62°N, 96.63°WHenryhouse — 34.66°N, 96.68°WHenryhouse — 34.34°N, 97.33°WHenryhouse — 34.77°N, 96.67°WHenryhouse — 34.68°N, 96.76°WHenryhouse — 34.62°N, 96.45°WRochester — 43.16°N, 79.05°WRochester — 43.18°N, 78.72°WRochester — 43.19°N, 77.56°WRochester — 43.23°N, 77.21°WRochester — 43.22°N, 77.02°WRochester — 43.19°N, 76.91°WRochester — 43.22°N, 76.81°WRochester — 43.26°N, 76.70°WRochester — 43.25°N, 76.64°WRochester — 43.15°N, 75.86°WVaureal — 49.82°N, 64.35°WVaureal — 49.81°N, 64.43°WVaureal — 49.77°N, 63.64°WVaureal — 49.91°N, 64.24°WVaureal — 49.63°N, 63.20°WVaureal — 49.73°N, 63.83°WVaureal — 49.63°N, 63.78°WRead Bay — 74.84°N, 93.51°WRead Bay — 74.71°N, 94.89°WRead Bay — 74.70°N, 94.82°WCanon de Caballeros — 23.77°N, 99.27°WAmherstburg — 43.98°N, 81.28°WTonoloway Limstone — 39.63°N, 78.23°WTonoloway Limstone — 39.57°N, 78.84°WTonoloway Limstone — 39.44°N, 78.97°WRoberts Mountain — 39.84°N, 116.35°WRoberts Mountain — 39.94°N, 116.32°WRabbit Hill Limestone — 39.20°N, 116.42°WRabbit Hill Limestone — 38.92°N, 116.50°WRacine — 43.05°N, 88.01°WRacine — 42.73°N, 87.78°WRacine — 42.88°N, 88.04°WRacine — 42.00°N, 88.00°WRacine — 41.85°N, 87.65°WMotol — 50.00°N, 17.78°EMotol — 49.95°N, 12.93°EMotol — 49.95°N, 14.22°EMotol — 49.97°N, 14.07°EMotol — 49.77°N, 13.25°EMotol — 50.08°N, 14.47°EScotch Grove — 42.00°N, 91.00°WScotch Grove — 41.90°N, 90.60°WScotch Grove — 42.12°N, 91.13°WScotch Grove — 42.48°N, 90.87°WScotch Grove — 41.85°N, 90.18°WKuanyinchiao — 28.00°N, 108.00°EKuanyinchiao — 27.60°N, 105.42°EKuanyinchiao — 28.08°N, 106.86°EKuanyinchiao — 31.00°N, 112.00°EKuanyinchiao — 28.36°N, 108.51°EKuanyinchiao — 28.23°N, 109.10°ERochester Shale — 43.15°N, 77.62°WRochester Shale — 43.15°N, 77.06°WRochester Shale — 43.10°N, 79.06°WRochester Shale — 43.20°N, 77.53°WRochester Shale — 43.17°N, 78.68°WRochester Shale — 43.15°N, 77.72°WRochester Shale — 43.22°N, 76.82°WRochester Shale — 39.65°N, 78.76°WMcColley Canyon — 38.87°N, 117.92°WMcColley Canyon — 40.13°N, 116.10°WMcColley Canyon — 39.98°N, 116.27°WMcColley Canyon — 40.16°N, 116.06°WMcColley Canyon — 40.13°N, 116.02°WMcColley Canyon — 39.93°N, 116.30°WMcColley Canyon — 39.60°N, 116.26°WWaldron Shale — 35.00°N, 88.00°WWaldron Shale — 39.00°N, 86.00°WWaldron Shale — 39.45°N, 85.67°WWenallt — 51.83°N, 3.58°WMoscow — 42.70°N, 78.95°WMoscow — 42.90°N, 78.04°WMoscow — 42.81°N, 77.90°WMoscow — 42.75°N, 77.01°WMoscow — 42.83°N, 75.78°WMoscow — 42.79°N, 76.15°WMoscow — 42.77°N, 77.83°WMoscow — 42.82°N, 77.57°W

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The named rock units Meristelloidea has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 286 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 176 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Meristelloidea and its relatives

Silurian

Where Meristelloidea and its relatives were recorded in the Silurian.

Found in the same rock

1,547 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records 1,060 sites for Meristelloidea, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

272 references

Each of the 1,361 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 260 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

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No 3D scan of Meristelloidea was found in Sketchfab.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Waagen 1883