Family

Meristellidae Waagen, 1883

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Selection of related publications

Hints, L., Harper, D. A. T. 2015. The Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) brachiopod fauna of the East Baltic: Taxonomy of the key species. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60, 2, 395-420. DOI:10.4202/app.2013.0010

Bassett, M. G., Kaljo, D., Teller, L. 1989. The Baltic region. National Museum of Wales, Geological Series 9, 158-170. National Museum of Wales.

Modzalevskaya, T. L. 1985. Brahiopody silura i rannego devona Evropejskoj časti SSSR. Otrâd Athyridida. pp. 1-128. Nauka.

Rubel, M., Musteikis, P., Popov, L. 1984. Sistematicheskii spisok brahiopod silura Pribaltiki [Систематический список брахиопод силура Прибалтики]. pp. 1-36. Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia.

Bassett, M. G., Cocks, L. R. M. 1974. A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland. Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56.

Rubel, M. 1970. Silurian Brachiopods Pentamerida and Spiriferida of Estonia. pp. 1-75. Valgus.

List of species

1. Hindella cassidea (Dalman, 1828) | Porkuni Stage

2. Hindella crassa (J. de C. Sowerby, 1839) | Porkuni Stage→Juuru Stage

3. Hindella kiaeri Sheehan, 1977 | Hirnantian

4. Hindella terebratula (Wahlenberg, 1821) | Pirgu Stage→Porkuni Stage

5. Koigia extenuata (Rubel, 1970) | Juuru Stage

6. Meristina bilobata Modzalevskaya, 1980 | Jaani Stage→Raikküla Stage

7. Meristina obtusa (J. Sowerby, 1818) | Wenlock

8. Meristina podolica (Nikiforova, 1954) | Raikküla Stage→Jaani Stage

9. Meristina tumida (Dalman, 1828) | Wenlock

10. Whitfieldella nitida (Hall, 1843) | Jaani Stage→Jaagarahu Stage

11. Whitfieldella upsilon (Barrande, 1879) | Jaani Stage→Jaagarahu Stage

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Brachiopoda
Subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea
Class	Rhynchonellata
Order	Athyridida
Suborder	Athyrididina
Superfamily	Meristelloidea
Family	Hindellidae
	Meristellidae
Subfamily	Meristellinae
	Whitfieldellina
Family	Meristidae