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Megamyonia breviuscula

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Taxonomy
Rafinesquina breviusculus was named by Foerste (1917).

It was recombined as Megamyonia breviuscula by Nelson (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Rafinesquina breviusculus Foerste p. 101 figs. 6 A, B, b, C, c, D
1963Megamyonia breviuscula Nelson p. 17

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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
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyFurcitellidae(Williams 1965)
genusMegamyoniaWang 1949
speciesbreviuscula()

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.

Megamyonia breviuscula Foerste 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:30:00
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:30:00
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Rafinesquina breviusculus (26312 26313 26314)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Megamyonia breviuscula (23023)