Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Alternative combinations: Anidanthus waagenianus, Linoproductus waagenianus, Productus waagenianus
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Megousia according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975
See also Diener 1915, Girty 1908, King 1931 and Licharew and Kotlyar 1978
Sister taxa: Megousia aagardi, Megousia alata, Megousia auriculata, 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 yakutica
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of India (1 collection), Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2), United States (32: Texas)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
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