Mellopegma georginensis Runnegar and Jell 1976 (mollusk)

Helcionelloida - Stenothecidae

Alternative combination: Mellopegma georginense

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 Mellopegma according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Landing et al. 2002, Runnegar and Jell 1976, Vendrasco et al. 2011 and Vendrasco et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Mellopegma indecora, Mellopegma schizocheras, Mellopegma uslonica

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 epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (5 collections), Canada (2: British Columbia, Quebec), United States (3: New York, Utah)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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