Megerlina Deslongchamps 1884 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kraussinidae

Parent taxon: Kraussinidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Kraussina, Megerliinae

Subtaxa: Megerlina atkinosni Megerlina capensis Megerlina dorothyae Megerlina irenae Megerlina lamarckiana Megerlina miracula Megerlina natalensis Megerlina pisum

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (3 collections)

• Miocene of Hungary (1), New Zealand (4)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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