†Megachonetes (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Parent taxon: Delepineinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Delepinea, Gibbochonetes, Mongolochonetes, Petalochonetes
Subtaxa: Megachonetes papilionacea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Australia (5 collections), Germany (2), the United Kingdom (20)
• Devonian of China (1)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
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