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Megachonetes
Taxonomy
Megachonetes is a genus. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Delepineinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Delepineinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2000 | Megachonetes Williams et al. p. 411 |
| 2002 | Megachonetes Sepkoski |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Collections (29 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Givetian | China (Sichuan) | M. minor (74633) | |
| Tournaisian | Australia (New South Wales) | M. sp. (46871 46872) | |
| Tournaisian - Visean | Australia (New South Wales) | M. sp. (46863) | |
| Arundian | United Kingdom (Wales) | M. papilionaceus (5757 5759 5830 5833 5835 5836 5837 5838 5843 5850 5851 5855 5859 5862 5863 5864 41454) M. sp. (6009) | |
| Chadian | United Kingdom (Wales) | M. papilionaceus (41451) | |
| Chadian | Germany | M. magnus (64674) M. sp. (64672) | |
| Visean | Australia (New South Wales) | M. sp. (46880 46882) | |
| Asbian | United Kingdom (England) | M. papilionacea (238716) | |
| Asbian | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | M. sp. (6951) |