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Megastrophia (Megastrophia)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae

Discussion

Created as an artifact of Williams (1953).

Taxonomy
Megastrophia (Megastrophia) was named by Caster (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u D Give-l Sepkoski's reference number: 25,27].

It was assigned to Megastrophia by Caster (1939).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Megastrophia (Megastrophia) Caster

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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
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyStrophodontidae(Caster 1939)
genusMegastrophia
subgenusMegastrophia

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.

Subg. †Megastrophia (Megastrophia) Caster 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 399.50000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Uzbekistan Megastrophia uralensis (169214)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Afghanistan (Ghazni) Megastrophia uralensis (75095)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation Megastrophia uralensis (35715 35718 35719)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Megastrophia uralensis (40708)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Megastrophia proxicostellata (3844 3845 3850)