Genus
Merista Suess, 1851
Classification
| Organism group | Biota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Brachiopoda |
| Subphylum | Rhynchonelliformea |
| Class | Rhynchonellata |
| Order | Athyridida |
| Suborder | Athyrididina |
| Superfamily | Meristelloidea |
| Family | Meristidae |
| Subfamily | Meristinae |
| Genus | Dicamara |
| Merista | |
| Species | herculea |