†Megamyonia mankini Alberstadt 1973 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Full reference: L. P. Alberstadt. 1973. Articulate brachiopods of the Viola Formation (Ordovician) in the Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 117:1-90
Belongs to Megamyonia according to L. P. Alberstadt 1973
Sister taxa: Megamyonia arethusa, Megamyonia breviuscula, Megamyonia gracilis, Megamyonia knighti, Megamyonia nitens, Megamyonia unicostata, Megamyonia vaurealensis
Type specimen: OU 5864, a shell (articulated specimen)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Oklahoma collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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