Megathiris d'Orbigny 1847 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae

Alternative spelling: Megathyris

Synonym: Argiope Eudes-Deslongchamps 1842 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Megathyrididae according to M. A. Bitner and A. Müller 2017

See also Clapham 2015, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Argyrotheca, Borellithyris, Bronnothyris, Joania, Phragmothyris

Subtaxa: Megathiris bidiscoidea Megathiris detruncata Megathyris barroisi Megathyris capensis

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection), Italy (5)

• Pliocene of Algeria (1), Spain (4)

• Miocene of Austria (2), Bulgaria (1), Cyprus (1), the Czech Republic (3), Germany (3), Hungary (1), Italy (1), Malta (2), Morocco (1), Poland (20), Romania (1)

• Oligocene of France (5), Germany (3)

• Eocene of Austria (4), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Ukraine (1)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1), Germany (1), Spain (1)

• Cretaceous of Belgium (8)

Total: 73 collections including 75 occurrences

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