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Megousia waageniana

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Taxonomy
Productus waagenianus was named by Girty (1908). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Linoproductus waagenianus by King (1931); it was recombined as Megousia waageniana by Cooper and Grant (1975); it was recombined as Anidanthus waagenianus by Licharew and Kotlyar (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Productus waagenianus Girty p. 253 figs. Pl 12, figs 6-7a
1915Productus waagenianus Diener p. 71 figs. Pl 6, figs 18,19; pl 7, fig 6
1931Linoproductus waagenianus King
1975Megousia waageniana Cooper and Grant p. 1200
1978Anidanthus waagenianus Licharew and Kotlyar

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyLinoproductoidea
familyLinoproductidae
subfamilyAnidanthinae
genusMegousiaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
specieswaageniana()

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 waageniana Girty 1908
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Diagnosis
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