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Megamyonia nitens

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena nitens was named by Billings (1860). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rafinesquina nitens by Schuchert (1897); it was recombined as Leptaena nitens by Twenhofel (1928); it was recombined as Megamyonia nitens by Stearn (1956), Jin et al. (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. raymondi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Strophomena nitens Billings pp. 38-39 figs. Pl. 14, figs. 4-14; Text-fig. 33
1897Rafinesquina nitens Schuchert p. 339
1928Leptaena nitens Twenhofel p. 186 figs. Plate XVII, figure 19; Plate XVIII, figures 13, 14
1956Megamyonia nitens Stearn p. 101 figs. Pl. 11, figs. 9-11
1997Megamyonia nitens Jin et al. pp. 31 - 32 figs. Plate 13, figures 6-14; Plate 14, figures 1-8; Figure 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyFurcitellidae(Williams 1965)
genusMegamyoniaWang 1949
speciesnitens(Billings 1860)

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.

†Megamyonia nitens Billings 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:30:00
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:30:00
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Maysvillian to the top of the Katian or 450.20000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Megamyonia nitens (158536 158543 158827 158836 158837 158838 158844 159202)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Megamyonia nitens (166452)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Megamyonia nitens (14120 23010 34813 166398 166451 166453 166454 166455 166463)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Megamyonia nitens (35350 35351)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Leptaena nitens (173860 173872 173875 173990 174027 174028) Megamyonia nitens (158812)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Megamyonia nitens (166380 166389 166392 166396 166499 166500 166504 166633 166654 166704 192101)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Megamyonia nitens (13497 65239)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Megamyonia nitens (23011 23013 23014 23018 23023 23024 23026)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Megamyonia nitens (26358)