Megastrophia (Megastrophia) uralensis de Verneuil 1845 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae

Alternative combinations: Leptaena ouralensis, Leptaena uralensis, Megastrophia uralensis, Stropheodonta uralense, Stropheodonta uralensis, Strophomena uralensis

Belongs to Megastrophia (Megastrophia) according to A. J. Wright 2013

See also de Verneuil 1845 and Nalivkin 1930

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: EM 25053A, a valve (dorsal valve)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1 collection), the Russian Federation (4), Uzbekistan (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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