Megalopterorhynchus (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae

Alternative spelling: Meglopterorhynchus

Parent taxon: Petasmariidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Athabaschia, Bryorhynchus, Eurycolporhynchus, Leiorhynchoidea, Ovlatchania, Parvaltissimarostrum, Petasmaria, Porostictia, Pugnoides, Rhynoleichus, Shumardella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Afghanistan (2 collections), Canada (1: Alberta), Iran (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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