Megapleuronia Cooper 1952 (lamp shell)

Chileata - Dictyonellida - Isogrammidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1952. Unusual Specimens of the Brachiopod Family Isogrammidae. Journal of Paleontology 26(1):113-119

Parent taxon: Isogrammidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Cooper 1952 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Isogramma, Schizopleuronia

Subtaxa: Megapleuronia fabianii Megapleuronia grecoi Megapleuronia multiplicata

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Type: Productus fabianii

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection), Italy (1)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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