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Megerlia truncata monstruosa

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kraussinidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula monstruosa was named by Scacchi (1838). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pantellaria monstruosa by Scachi (1833), Popiel-Barczyk and Barczyk (1990); it was recombined as Megerlia monstruosa by Taddei Ruggiero and Taddei (2006); it was recombined as Megerlia truncata monstruosa by Koskeridou (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pantellaria monstruosa Scachi
1838Terebratula monstruosa Scacchi
1990Pantellaria monstruosa Popiel-Barczyk and Barczyk p. 172 figs. Pl 6, fig 5
2006Megerlia monstruosa Taddei Ruggiero and Taddei p. 305 figs. Pl 3, fig 8
2007Megerlia truncata monstruosa Koskeridou p. 125 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyKraussinoideaDall 1870
familyKraussinidaeDall 1870
subfamilyMegerliinaeHiller et al. 2008
genusMegerlia
speciestruncata(Linnaeus 1767)
subspeciesmonstruosa(Scacchi 1838)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:29:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:29:57
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Calabrian or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greece Megerlia truncata (153688)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Apulia) Megerlia monstruosa (97591)