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Megousia auriculata
Taxonomy
Megousia auriculata was named by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1960 | Megousia auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper |
| 1972 | Megousia auriculata Nakamura p. 436 figs. Pl 2, fig 3 |
| 1975 | Megousia auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper |
| 2012 | Megousia auriculata Tazawa p. 25 figs. 3.8-3.10 |
| 2015 | Megousia auriculata Tazawa et al. p. 41 fig. 6.2 |
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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 auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 9 | 4.05 | 2.60 | 5.50 | 4.10 | 0.902 |
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000 | |||||
Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 279.30000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (68 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Megousia auriculata (43491 43492 43493 43494 43495 43504 43510 43513 43514 43515 43517 43582 43595 44519 44565 81592 81638 81651 81943 101785 101811 101868 102623 105879 105883 105885 105906 105931 105935 105939 105940 106165 106298) | |
| Roadian | Japan | Megousia auriculata (114099) | |
| Roadian | USA (Texas) | Megousia auriculata (43512 43518 43563 43598 43610 43611 43613 44242 44749 81640 81671 101781 101782 101783 101805 101807 101808 102603 102604 102606 102610 102611 102615 102616 105742 105807 105851 105873 105874 106159) | |
| Wordian | Japan | Megousia auriculata (118972) | |
| Capitanian | Japan | Megousia auriculata (114098) | |
| Changhsingian | Japan | Megousia auriculata (149801 149802) |