Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae
Alternative combination: Megadesmus (Megadesmus) globosus
Full reference: J. d. C. Sowerby. 1838. Fossils. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia 1:14-15
Belongs to Megadesmus according to B. Runnegar 1969
See also Runnegar 1965 and Sowerby 1838
Sister taxa: Megadesmus (Megadesmus), Megadesmus borealis, Megadesmus deflatus, Megadesmus dembskajae, Megadesmus globosus, Megadesmus gryphoides, Megadesmus nobilissimus, Megadesmus ovalis, Megadesmus pristinus, Megadesmus robusta, Megadesmus trigonalis, Megadesmus (Cleobis) recta, Megadesmus (Cleobis) grandis
Type specimen: BM (NH) L61043, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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