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Megapleuronia

Chileata - Dictyonellida - Isogrammidae

Taxonomy
Megapleuronia was named by Cooper (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant. Its type is Productus fabianii.

It was assigned to Isogrammidae by Cooper (1952) and Williams et al. (2000); and to Articulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Megapleuronia Cooper
2000Megapleuronia Williams et al. p. 200
2002Megapleuronia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classChileataWilliams et al. 1996
orderDictyonellidaCooper 1956
superfamilyEichwaldioideaSchuchert 1893
familyIsogrammidaeSchuchert 1929
genusMegapleuronia

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.

G. †Megapleuronia Cooper 1952
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Megapleuronia fabianii Greco 1947
Megapleuronia grecoi Cooper 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-12-09 06:56:58
Modified: 2010-02-10 04:12:03
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy M. fabianii, M. grecoi (112952)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangxi) M. multiplicata (121076)