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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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