Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Full reference: G. V. Kotlyar. 1989. Taxonomic Names: Brachiopoda. Evolution of the latest Permian biota: Midian regional stage in the USSR 1-184

Belongs to Orthothetina according to G. V. Kotlyar 1989

Sister taxa: Orthothetina caojiayingensis, Orthothetina convergens, Orthothetina curvata, Orthothetina deminuta, Orthothetina dzhulfensis, Orthothetina ellipsoides, Orthothetina elongata, Orthothetina emaciatus, Orthothetina eusarkos, Orthothetina frechi, Orthothetina gigantea, Orthothetina hayasakai, Orthothetina iljinae, Orthothetina kayseri, Orthothetina ladina, Orthothetina mianzhuensis, Orthothetina peregrina, Orthothetina persica, Orthothetina planoconvexa, Orthothetina polita, Orthothetina regularis, Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina ruchae, Orthothetina shuangtangensis, Orthothetina sokolskajae, Orthothetina speciosa, Orthothetina transversa, Orthothetina triangularis, Orthothetina vediensis, Orthothetina yanziyanensis, Orthothetina yishanensis, Orthothetina yuananensis, Orthothetina zhejiangensis

Type specimen: TsNIGR 17/12540. Its type locality is Dorasham 2, Bed 9, which is in a Capitanian marine horizon in the Khachik Formation of Azerbaijan.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 48.1 x 50.8, valve 32.4 x 32.8