Rostroconchia - Tuarangiida - Pseudomyonidae
Alternative combination: Myona queenslandica
Full reference: B. Runnegar and P.A. Jell. 1976. Australian Middle Cambrian molluscs and their bearing on early molluscan evolution. Alcheringa 1(1/2):109-138
Belongs to Pseudomyona according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Gubanov et al. 2004, Hinz-Schallreuter 1995, Hinz-Schallreuter 2000, Pojeta and Runnegar 1976, Runnegar and Jell 1976, Runnegar and Jell 1980 and Vendrasco et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Pseudomyona groenlandica
Type specimen: Its type locality is QML1286 km SSW of Thorntonia Homestead, which is in a Floran carbonate limestone in the Gowers Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (3 collections), Greenland (1)
• Solvan of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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