Megathura Pilsbry 1890 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Parent taxon: Diodorinae according to J. B. Knight et al. 1960
See also Clark and Arnold 1923 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Diodora, Pseudofissurella, Stromboli
Subtaxa: Megathura crenulata Megathura vancouverensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (9: California)
• Eocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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