Megakozlowskiella magnapleura Johnson 1970 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae

Full reference: J. G. Johnson. 1970. Great Basin Lower Devonian Brachiopoda. Geological Society of America Special Paper (131)1-421

Belongs to Megakozlowskiella according to J. G. Johnson 1970

Sister taxa: Kozlowskiella (Megakozlowskiella) velata, Megakozlowskiella cooperi, Megakozlowskiella grayi, Megakozlowskiella perlamellosa, Megakozlowskiella raricosta, Megakozlowskiella sculptilis

Type specimen: USNM 157283. Its type locality is USNM 10726. Head of McColley Canyon, Sulphur Spring Range, which is in an Emsian carbonate limestone in the McColley Canyon Formation of Nevada.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (7: Nevada collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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