Megamyonia vaurealensis Twenhofel 1928 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Alternative combination: Leptaena vaurealensis

Full reference: W. H. Twenhofel. 1928. Geology of Anticosti Island. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 154(2132):1-351

Belongs to Megamyonia according to J. Jin et al. 1997

See also Twenhofel 1928

Sister taxa: Megamyonia arethusa, Megamyonia breviuscula, Megamyonia gracilis, Megamyonia knighti, Megamyonia mankini, Megamyonia nitens, Megamyonia unicostata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Carleton Point (Ordovician of Quebec)

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