Megastrophia iddingsi Merriam 1940 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae

Alternative combination: Stropheodonta iddingsi

Full reference: C. W. Merriam. 1940. Devonian stratigraphy and paleontology of the Roberts Mountains Region, Nevada. Geological Society of America Special Papers 25:1-110

Belongs to Megastrophia according to J. G. Johnson 1970

See also Merriam 1940

Sister taxa: Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia), Megastrophia (Megastrophia), Megastrophia (Protomegastrophia), Megastrophia transitans

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Yukon Territory collections), United States (6: Nevada)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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