Megerlia

Megerlia
Megerlia truncata lampshell, collected in Poland
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Terebratulida
Family: Kraussinidae
Genus: Megerlia
King, 1850

Megerlia is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Kraussinidae.

The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa.

Species:

  • Megerlia acrura Hiller, 1986
  • Megerlia granosa Seguenza, 1865
  • Megerlia truncata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Megerlia willemoesi Davidson, 1878