Megachonetes papilionacea Phillips 1836 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative combination: Spirifera papilionacea

Belongs to Megachonetes according to D. L. Yang 1984

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Treak Cliff, Castleton (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

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