†Megousia auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Belongs to Megousia according to J. I. Tazawa et al. 2015
See also Cooper and Grant 1975, Nakamura 1972 and Tazawa 2012
Sister taxa: Megousia aagardi, Megousia alata, Megousia crenulata, Megousia definita, Megousia flexuosa, Megousia girtyi, Megousia kolymaensis, Megousia kulikii, Megousia mucronata, Megousia nakamurai, Megousia papilio, Megousia pobedensis, Megousia sinuata, Megousia solita, Megousia umbonata, Megousia waageniana, Megousia yakutica
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (5 collections), United States (63: Texas)
Total: 68 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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