†Macrocoelia magna Butts 1942 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Alternative combination: Rafinesquina magna
Belongs to Macrocoelia according to G. A. Cooper 1956
Sister taxa: Colaptomena auduni, Colaptomena concentrica, Colaptomena expansa, Colaptomena leptostrophoidea, Colaptomena macallumi, Colaptomena obesa, Colaptomena pseudopecten, Macrocoelia champlainensis, Macrocoelia rotunda, Macrocoelia elegantula, Macrocoelia ruedemanni, Macrocoelia concentrica, Macrocoelia llandeiloensis, Macrocoelia insolita
Type specimen: USNM 98199, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Rye Cove (Ordovician of Virginia)
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