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Megousia definita
Taxonomy
Megousia definita was named by Cooper and Grant (1975). Its type specimen is USNM 149953a, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1975 | Megousia definita Cooper and Grant p. 1194 figs. Pl 449, figs 1-46 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Megousia definita Cooper and Grant 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 6 | 5.27 | 4.60 | 6.10 | 5.35 | 0.651 |
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Collections (18 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadian | USA (Texas) | Megousia definita (43548 43549 43551 43553 81645 81650 81693 102602 105726 105750 105850) | |
| Wordian | USA (Texas) | Megousia definita (43550 81695 105573 105764 105821 105977 106290) |