Kuvelousia Waterhouse 1968 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Synonym: Nothokuvelousia Waterhouse 1986

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1968. New species of Megousia Muir-Wood and Cooper and allied new genus from the Permian of Australia and North America. Journal of Paleontology 42(5):1171-1185

Parent taxon: Anidanthinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Akatchania, Anidanthus, Fusiproductus, Megousia, Mongousia, Nuanducosia, Protanidanthus, Protoanidanthus, Zia

Subtaxa: Kuvelousia leptosa Kuvelousia sphiva Kuvelousia weyprechti

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Canada (12: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon collections), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (6), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (20), United States (32: Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah)

• Carboniferous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2)

Total: 73 collections each including a single occurrence

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