Eomegastrophia Cocks 1967 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Full reference: L. R. M. Cocks. 1967. Llandovery stropheodontids from the Welsh Borderland. Palaeontology 10(2):245-265

Parent taxon: Leptostrophiidae according to L. R. M. Cocks 2019

Sister taxa: Barbaestrophia, Brachyprion, Castellaroina, Chynistrophia, Eostropheodonta, Gamphalosia, Gibberostrophia, Leptostrophia, Mesoleptostrophia, Nervostrophia, Palaeoleptostrophia, Protoleptostrophia, Protomegastrophia, Retrorstrophia, Rotundostrophia, Tubulostrophia, Tudiaophomena, Tuvaechonetes, Tuvaestrophia, Velostrophia, Viodostrophia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (27: Manitoba, Nunavut, Quebec collections), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 28 collections including 29 occurrences

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