Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Parent taxon: Anidanthinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Akatchania, Anidanthus, Fusiproductus, Kuvelousia, Mongousia, Nuanducosia, Protanidanthus, Protoanidanthus, Zia
Subtaxa: Megousia aagardi Megousia alata Megousia auriculata Megousia crenulata Megousia definita Megousia flexuosa Megousia girtyi Megousia kolymaensis Megousia kulikii Megousia mucronata Megousia nakamurai Megousia papilio Megousia pobedensis Megousia sinuata Megousia solita Megousia umbonata Megousia waageniana Megousia yakutica
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (25 collections), Bolivia (1), Cambodia (1), Canada (2: British Columbia, Nunavut), China (3), India (1), Japan (11), Mexico (5), Mongolia (8), Pakistan (3), the Russian Federation (40), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (7), United States (183: Alaska, New Mexico, Texas)
• Carboniferous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 293 collections including 312 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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