Megerlia dubitanda Cooper 1894 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kraussinidae

Full reference: J. G. Cooper. 1894. Catalogue of Californian fossils. (Parts II, III, IV, and V). California State Mining Bureau Bulletin No. 4 1-65

Belongs to Megerlia according to J. G. Cooper 1894

Sister taxa: Megerlia acrura, Megerlia echinata, Megerlia eusticta, Megerlia gigantea, Megerlia granosa, Megerlia margaritata, Megerlia truncata, Pantellaria monstruosa

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at SDSNH 2823, east side of Point Loma (Cretaceous of California)

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